Provincial Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA) for British Columbia

The British Columbia Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA) and the B.C. Hazard Insights Tool provide key information on different hazards and how they could impact the province. A risk assessment is an exercise that helps us understand the natural and climate-related hazards in our province—such as floods, extreme heat, wildfires and earthquakes—and how they could impact the things we care about. This information can then be used by the Province, First Nations, local governments, infrastructure owners, health authorities and others to develop emergency management plans and invest in projects that reduce risks.

The British Columbia Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment includes comprehensive information on:

• Six hazards: riverine flood, coastal flood, extreme heat, wildfire, drought and water scarcity, and earthquake.
• How hazards will be influenced by climate change.
• How hazards may impact things we value: natural environment, built environment, economy, governance, health and wellbeing, and society, cultures and relationality.
• How hazards may impact certain groups of people differently than others.
• What governments, organizations and people can do to reduce risks and recover stronger.