Climate change, or more appropriately “climate disruption,” will bring significant changes to ecosystems and water management in the Upper Columbia Basin. To support Columbia River Treaty negotiations, projected climate change scenarios are being used to assess the resilience of any proposed changes to reservoir management under a range of climate change futures. Greg Utzig will summarize the projected climate changes, and their implications for future management of reservoirs and seasonal flows in the Columbia Basin. The changing conditions will provide a challenging environment for future managers, and the spectre of projected increases in frequency and intensity of extreme events will compound this complexity.

Greg is a conservation ecologist and land use planning consultant based in Nelson.  

Register at: https://www.westkootenayclimatehub.ca/event-details/april2024-webinar