On behalf of local governments and other regional partners, the Capital Regional District (CRD) worked closely with an inter-municipal and multi-disciplinary project team to complete a regional coastal flood inundation mapping project to better understand regional impacts from coastal storm flooding due to sea level rise and tsunamis. The project was completed with support from the federal and provincial National Disaster Mitigation Program.
The project delivered a comprehensive picture of coastal flooding due to rising sea levels and tsunamis. The resulting project summary and task documents provide enhanced coastal flood hazard information to:
- Help planners and emergency managers prepare the region for coastal storm and tsunami events that may impact southern Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
- Offer guidance to regional stakeholders to inform coastal flood policy, planning and communication efforts.
- Better understand the infrastructure, ecosystems and cultural sites that may be at risk due to future sea level rise.
- Identify risks to residents and infrastructure (e.g., harbours, marinas, docks) within the capital region as a result of tsunami waves and currents.
Note: Updated versions of the summary, Task 2 and Task 3 of the Capital Regional Coastal Flood Inundation Mapping Project were published in November 2021 and replace the previous versions published in June 2020.
