CONVENING FOR ACTION ON VANCOUVER ISLAND: From 2007 through 2011, the Province and Real Estate Foundation co-funded CAVI as a provincial demonstration initiative
Move from Awareness to Action
CAVI is the acronym for Convening for Action on Vancouver Island. Launched in 2006 at the Water in the City Conference, CAVI is an initiative of the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, a not-for-profit society. The CAVI program is being delivered under the umbrella of the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia.
From 2007 through 2011, the Province and Real Estate Foundation co-funded CAVI as a provincial demonstration initiative to develop local government talent. The CAVI program is sustained by the commitment of the Partnership leadership team and the hands-on involvement of Vancouver Island local government staff.
This Vancouver Island Water community-of-interest is the homepage for recording the CAVI history as it is created.
Regional Team Approach
“The Partnership is the hub for a ‘convening for action’ network in the local government setting. We are positioned to facilitate alignment of regional and local actions with provincial goals. We primarily work in the local government context, with a focus on community and regional planning systems,” explains Tim Pringle, Partnership President.
“The Partnership brings together local governments, regulators, the stewardship community and business to address shared issues with consistent, workable solutions. We call this the regional team approach. The goal is to align actions at three scales – provincial, regional and local,” adds Kim Stephens, Partnership Executive Director.
