Collaborate with, support and empower the community and businesses in climate action

The goal to collaborate with and empower the community supports the guiding principles of collaboration and equity. This includes developing a stronger emphasis on equity, developing partnerships with businesses, and supporting community-led climate action.

Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

L7. Continue to update emergency management programs and resources to enhance community resilience to climate-related extreme weather events
L8. Work with businesses, industry groups, and educational partners to position the City as a leader in Canada’s equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy
L9. Support and enable Surrey residents, employees, and groups to take meaningful climate action in their work and daily activities
L10. Embed equity in climate action policies and implementation

Business and industry partnerships
Strong community groups
Culturally diverse community
Emergency management programs

Support resilience through emergency management
Improve equity with strengthened policy
Leverage economic opportunities of the zero-carbon transition

The goal to collaborate with and empower the community supports the guiding principles of collaboration and equity. This includes developing a stronger emphasis on equity, developing partnerships with businesses, and supporting community-led climate action.

Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

Business and industry partnerships
Strong community groups
Culturally diverse community
Emergency management programs

Support resilience through emergency management
Improve equity with strengthened policy
Leverage economic opportunities of the zero-carbon transition

1.3. Collaborate with, support and empower the community and businesses in climate action

Adaptation potential

Mitigation potential

Equity

Health

Resilience

Prosperity

Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

L7. Continue to update emergency management programs and resources to enhance community resilience to climate-related extreme weather events

L8. Work with businesses, industry groups, and educational partners to position the City as a leader in Canada’s equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy

L9. Support and enable Surrey residents, employees, and groups to take meaningful climate action in their work and daily activities

L10. Embed equity in climate action policies and implementation

Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

L7. Continue to update emergency management programs and resources to enhance community resilience to climate-related extreme weather events

L8. Work with businesses, industry groups, and educational partners to position the City as a leader in Canada’s equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy

L9. Support and enable Surrey residents, employees, and groups to take meaningful climate action in their work and daily activities

L10. Embed equity in climate action policies and implementation

1.3. Collaborate with, support and empower the community and businesses in climate action

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Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

L7. Continue to update emergency management programs and resources to enhance community resilience to climate-related extreme weather events

L8. Work with businesses, industry groups, and educational partners to position the City as a leader in Canada’s equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy

L9. Support and enable Surrey residents, employees, and groups to take meaningful climate action in their work and daily activities

L10. Embed equity in climate action policies and implementation

+Strengths to build on

+Potential outcomes and benefits of implementing these shifts

Shifts – What is needed to reach this goal?

L7. Continue to update emergency management programs and resources to enhance community resilience to climate-related extreme weather events

L8. Work with businesses, industry groups, and educational partners to position the City as a leader in Canada’s equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy

L9. Support and enable Surrey residents, employees, and groups to take meaningful climate action in their work and daily activities

L10. Embed equity in climate action policies and implementation

+Strengths to build on

+Potential outcomes and benefits of implementing these shifts

Adaptation potential

Mitigation potential

Equity

Health

Resilience

Prosperity