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Counting Nature In The Case for Municipal Natural Asset Management Presentation to CNAM 2019 Conference Roy BROOKE & Gracelyn Shannon May, 2019
Counting Nature InThe Case for Municipal Natural Asset Management
Presentation to CNAM 2019 ConferenceRoy BROOKE & Gracelyn Shannon
May, 2019
Purpose of Presentations
• Introduce municipal natural asset management & MNAI
• Explore the asset management connection in detail
• Discuss obstacles / challenges / opportunities
Re-cap: Counting on nature
Problem: Canada’s built infrastructure is in trouble – costly and failing
Solution: Make natural capital countless costly, longer-term solution
Credit: Wayan Votaa
An evolution
Then:• Natural assets over-used & under-
valued • Valuation a challenge• No structured approach to assets
and/or understanding of natural capital role
• Now:• Uptake of standard methodology
focused on service delivery• Better valuation tools and methods
Starting point: Town of Gibsons, B.C.
MNAI: Making the idea scalable, repeatable
Nov 2015 consultations
April 2016 5 pilots across Canada
launch
December 2017 5 pilots wrap up
Second nationalcohort
MNAI in BC watershed
MNAI in ON watershed
Enabling research
…
Original community pilots
City of Nanaimo Town of Oakville, Ontario District of West Vancouver, BC
Region of Peel Grand Forks, B.C.
Who is on board?
Convening partners
Donors
Collaborators and technical partners
Implications for AM community
• AM: effective platform to ensure services from natural assets
• AM much more than O&M plans• Findings from Gibsons
Counting Nature InThe Town of Gibsons
The Town of Gibsons Journey
Natural Assets in Asset Management
Natural Assets in Asset Management Documents
• Policy
• Strategy
• Plans• Water• Drainage• Structures
• DCC Bylaws, Capital Plans, O&M Budgets, Asset Class Highlight Sheets, and More!
Asset Management Plans – The Nitty Gritty
1. Levels of Service
2. Future Demand
3. Lifecycle Management Plan
4. Risk Management Plan
5. Financial Summary
Successes in Integrating Natural Assets
• Integration with Asset Management
• Political and Leadership Support
• Financial Successes
More Information: Town of Gibsons
Gracelyn Shannon, Asset Management [email protected]
More information on the web: gibsons.ca
gibsons.ca/sustainability/natural-assets
gibsons.ca/sustainability/asset-management
More Information: MNAI.ca
Credit: Laura Berman
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