DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Increased frequency, magnitude, duration and LIABILITY of floods” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in October 2025
Note to Reader:
Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. Stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway (REPRODUCED BELOW), Editor’s Perspective, and the Story Behind the Story.
The edition published on October 21, 2025 is about profiles in courage. It featured two individuals: former BC cabinet minister Mike Morris; and University of BC professor Dr. Younes Alila. The story behind the story is about how they have aligned efforts to build awareness of Dr. Alila’s Flood Risk Methodology for flood protection. Their compelling message is that removal of forest cover, whether in rural or urban watersheds, increases the frequency, magnitude, duration and liability of floods.
ONE MINUTE TAKEAWAY for the extremely busy reader
Trouble in the Headwaters
The gripping 25-minute documentary titled Trouble in the Headwaters profiles decades long research by Dr. Younes Alila of UBC Forestry.
In parallel with the documentary, the University of BC issued a news release in July 2025 titled Clear-cutting linked to 18-fold rise in extreme floods.
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Frontiers in Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal just made Younes Alila’s framework available to flood managers and communities worldwide.
Images are mostly from the Partnership’s library. Some are from the public domain and Creative Commons.
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Waterbucket eNews stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway, Editor’s Perspective and Context for Busy Reader, and the Story Behind the Story. To read the complete 3-part storyline, download a PDF copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Increased frequency, magnitude, duration and LIABILITY of floods.
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