Why The Flood Management Strategy Initiative?
The Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy (LMFMS) initiative is aimed at the creation of a region-wide strategy to reduce flood risk and improve the flood resilience of communities along the lower Fraser River and south coast — from Hope to Richmond and from Squamish to White Rock.
Fill Knowledge Gaps
Improve Public Awareness
Identify Shared Solutions
Reduce Flood Risk
Phases of Strategy Development
BC’s Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy
Latest Updates
Resource Profile: Flood Scenarios
— Resource Profile: Flood Modelling Scenarios — May 2022 The Lower Fraser 2D Flood Model was used to simulate over 20 different scenarios to reflect floods of different sizes, projected climate change impacts and hypothetical sample dike breaches. Find an overview of this work in
Resource Profile: BC Flood Investigations Reports
— Resource Profile: BC Flood Investigations Reports — May 2022 Our Flood Management Resources section is set to expand, so be sure to loop back – and offer your suggestions on resources colleagues will want to read and reference, such as Investigations in Support of
Strategy Work-in-Progress Update
— Draft 1 Work in Progress Update — August 2021 The Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy is intended to better reduce flood risk and support all orders of government and other organizations that share flood management responsibilities in the region. Through to March, 2021 the
Who is Involved in the Flood Management Strategy?
Participants in the Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy initiative have responsibilities or interests related to flood management. Over 60 governments, agencies and other bodies have been involved, such as by providing funding, in-kind support and/or input on components of the work. The LMFMS is an opportunity for decision makers to work collaboratively on flood management.
Collaboration is important since a regional consensus on a flood management strategy can identify shared solutions and a compelling case for action at all levels.