Water-Centric Planning

LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Think of Blue Ecology as a compass in terms of how it relates to a water-first approach. We are on a journey. The compass points the way forward,” stated Tim Pringle, a founding director and Past-President of the Partnership for Water Sustainability

January 30, 2024 - Posted in Living Water Smart in BC, Living Water Smart: The Series, published in 2024

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. The edition published published on January 30, 2024 foreshadows the component program that the Partnership will deliver at the 2024 BC Land Summit in May. Blue Ecology and EAP, the Ecological Accounting Process, are strategic priorities of the Partnership. The process for interconnecting the two begins at the BC Land Summit with a cascading and integrated sessions under the banner Going Beyond Just Doing Enough.

Caring for the land means going beyond just doing enough

“The Partnership is honoured to be included as an ‘allied partner organization’ for the 2024 BC Land Summit. This 3-day event held once every five years may spark innovation and collaboration, by providing valuable insights about the use and conservation of land and water,” stated Kim Stephens, Waterbucket eNews Editor and Partnership Executive Director.

“The phrase attitude change goes to the heart of what the Partnership session will showcase at the Land Summit. With an attitude change, anything is possible. In the story behind the story, which is about a conversation between Michael Blackstock and Tim Pringle, they reflect on why caring for the land is the core value that links Blue Ecology and EAP.”

Going Beyond Just Doing Enough

“At the BC Land Summit, the Partnership will deliver two 90-minute interactive sessions under the banner Going Beyond Just Doing Enough. I have selected the following quotable quotes to provide the reader with a mind map for the Partnership’s component of the Land Summit program.”

“In the first session,” states Richard Boase, “we explain what the Blue Ecology vision for an attitude change looks like through a local government lens. Examples of how to achieve net environmental gain illustrate how to implement an attitude change at the parcel scale,”

“In the second session,” continues Tim Pringle, “we present the methodology and metrics for tackling the Riparian Deficit. And we introduce the training program now underway at Vancouver Island University to prepare next generations of local government staffs. EAP is not an abstract idea!”

“How are Blue Ecology and EAP interconnected?” muses Tim Pringle. “My answer is that Blue Ecology emphasizes the social perspective for protecting watersheds and streams. EAP shows how to achieve that outcome with a financial tool.”

To Learn More:

To read the complete story, download a copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Caring for the land means going beyond just doing enough. The downloadable version includes a Bonus Feature – more from “Tim Pringle and Michael Blackstock in conversation”.