Living Water Smart
Developing new approaches to water management
Preparing for a changing climate is a key theme in Living Water Smart. Living Water Smart commits that …new approaches to water management will address the impacts from a changing water cycle, increased drought risk and other impacts on water caused by climate change.
Approaches include:
- Using water more efficiently so we can be better prepared for increased variability in water supplies due to climate change;
- Planning with water in mind to promote innovation and creativity related to how we design and build communities, new buildings and infrastructure;
- Developing new design guidelines for buildings in flood prone areas and for flood protection infrastructure to account for increasing flood risk.
- Modernizing our water laws to improve water allocation and better protect ecosystems