The Sunshine Coast Regional District and the Shíshálh Nation signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The new MOU builds on the party's Joint Watershed Management Accord, which was initially signed in 2011. This is a collaborative effort to manage the Coast's ongoing water crisis. "The Shíshálh Nation is proud to be carrying on the tradition of our ancestors as water protectors and stewards of the land. We are excited to work alongside SCRD on a joint goal of safe and sustainable water for everyone in the Nation's swiya." |
Two groups of claimants (a group of children and youth and a group of Indigenous persons) sued the Canadian government for its failure to address climate change. Both actions sought remedies under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this case La Rose v. Canada, The Federal Court of Appeal allowed a climate change action against the Government of Canada to proceed. The Court held that climate change claims might be justiciable and can ground a claim under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The claims were tied to Canada's failure to meet the emission targets it set in the Paris Agreement, ratified by Parliament. |
The COP28 climate talks began with a new fund to address the increasingly severe losses and damage vulnerable countries face from climate impacts. Read the top ten takeaways from the UN climate talks in Dubai. |
Please join the First Nations Fisheries Council of BC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation for an upcoming Pacific Salmon Action Dialogue Session. Building on the 3-scale collaborative model discussion, the team has undertaken a deep dive into the Washington State model inner-workings and developed a report. Including recommendations for a 'Made in BC Salmon Recovery Model'. |
Please join the 2024 Indigenous Climate Resilience Forum, supported by BC. Climate Action Secretariat. This forum is a free, three-day virtual event designed to inform, connect, and support Indigenous communities in climate adaptation and resilience. It features a keynote from David Suzuki and Severn Cullis-Suzuki, presentations, workshops, story-telling, an Elder and youth panel, and more. This year's theme is Wisdom through the Generations. |
The Assembly of First Nations will host the forum to offer discussion, presentations, and updates, from First Nation emergency management practicioners, successes, and challenges. To faciliate dialogue on the development of the care and control of culturally relevant emergency management. |
The Environment and Climate Change Canada and Centre of Indigenous Environmental Resources invite communities to the in-person Federal Caribou Workshop series. This workshop will showcase Indigenous actions to recover caribou, support relationship building, and allow Indigenous communities and organizations to collaboratively review and discuss the proposed changes to the Recovery Strategy. This event is open to presentations on the community's caribou recovery actions or programs. Funding is available for presenter attendance. |
Energy Management Training Agreement |
BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council (FNEMC) intends to deliver a customized Community Energy Management Capacity Building and Training Program (the Program). The Program aims to provide designated members of First Nations communities in BC (Energy Champions) with the essential skills, knowledge, and in-house capacity to lead energy efficiency and climate action initiatives effectively. To support participation, the program will provide a monthly stipend of $1000 to participants during the six-month training period. |
Real Estate Foundation of BC is offering a general grant to support projects involving public education, professional education, applied research, policy analysis and law reform activities that advance sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use and real estate practices in BC. Funding grassroots projects starting at 5,000 to complex multi-year ranging as high as $250,000 |
Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) provides the funding stream to support applicants to reduce risks from future disasters due to natural hazards and climate-related risks through the development and implementation of: accurate foundation knowledge climate related risks, adaptation strategies. Funding is divided in three catagories: |
- $150,000 Foundational: risk mapping, assessment, planning
- $150,000 Non-structural: land use planning, community education, purchase of eligible equipment.
- $2,000,000 Small scale structural activities
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The FNCEBF aims to promote increased Indigenous community participation in the clean energy sector within their territories and treaty areas, by supporting applicants up to $50,000 to undertake activities such as feasibility studies to engage with proponents of clean energy projects. |
The CAF Stream 2: Support for organizations without the authority to adopt energy codes. The funding will support efforts to accelerate code adoption, compliance, and enforcement. The funding may be used for developing training, tools, resources or other capacity. |
ATNP Grants are available for Indigenous Governments to establish a long term vision for active transportation, with the aim of increasing the percentage of residents using human-powered transportation year-round. Funding can be as high as $50,000 for planning, engagement, project management, research, and development. |
2023 Advancing Indigenous Protected and Conservation Areas (IPCAs) through Carbon Financing is a helpful resource to provide clarity by outlining the necessary community, political, and governance conditions for IPCAs supported by carbon offset finance within the Canadian context. This report identifies two case studies to illustrate two situations where there is an overlap between a carbon project and an IPCA. |
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