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Integration of Land and Water Information for Decision-makers: Pilot Project in the Okanagan Valley Basin
The core objectives of this project are twofold: first, to create a multi-agency partnership that shares information pertaining to the Okanagan River Basin in British Columbia, and second, to develop a web portal, based on endorsed Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) standards, that will enable access to comprehensive monitoring and research results for the study area.
With the fastest growing population among Canada's 23 major watersheds (i.e., large drainage basins), the Okanagan River Basin needs an integrated sustainable development and conservation strategy. A great deal of information exists that could assist in establishing such a strategy, but this information is fragmented, being held by numerous government, academic, non-governmental organizations, and private institutions.
This project will build a local, multi-stakeholder community of practice that has both the technical capacity and the organizational ability to contribute data and information that will be shared through a common web portal. Through this web portal, complex, science-based watershed data will be translated into information that land-use planners, land developers, and the general public can understand and use.
This project represents the first step in fully integrated watershed planning and has the potential to significantly influence decision making and contribute to a sustainable future for the Okanagan River Basin.
Primary Partner:
Environment Canada
Ottawa,
Ontario;
Partners: BC Ministry of Environment; Simon Fraser University, Canadian Water Network; Okanagan Basin Water Board; University of British Columbia-Okanagan; Okanagan Nation Alliance; Centre for Sustainable Watersheds
Funding From GeoConnections: $145,000.00 ( 48.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April 1, 2006
Estimated Completion Date: June 30, 2007
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: British Columbia;