Environment Canterbury
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Develop a climate action plan with councils across the region to support individuals and businesses, urban and rural, to reduce emissions.
Work collaboratively with KiwiRail and central government to establish freight and passenger rail options in Canterbury and beyond.
Develop a long-term flood management strategy considering more room for rivers to limit containment costs and life risk as flows increase.
Increase resilience to flooding and drought through increasing wetland restoration and protecting and restoring native biodiversity.
Work with communities and other organisations to increase the use of public transport to help cut carbon emissions from transport.
Build the resilience of Canterbury's communities by working collaboratively across government agencies and community groups.
Consider climate change, and ways to reduce its impact, as part of every decision I make at council.
Investigate ways to reduce the emissions from the agriculture industry in the Canterbury region.
Encourage mode-shifts and alternative forms of transport, including cycling, electric vehicles, and public transport.
Push for improved water quality through wetlands use and native plantings. There's a lot that can be done to help reduce run-off.
Increase use of public transport through improved confidence in using and accessing transport ideally using technology to make it very easy.
Press for greater education and transparency on how climate change will affect our various areas and engaging the pubic on how to make changes.
Develop a climate action plan with councils across the region to support individuals and businesses, urban and rural, to reduce emissions.
Work collaboratively with KiwiRail and central government to establish freight and passenger rail options in Canterbury and beyond.
Develop a long-term flood management strategy considering more room for rivers to limit containment costs and life risk as flows increase.
Increase resilience to flooding and drought through increasing wetland restoration and protecting and restoring native biodiversity.
Work with communities and other organisations to increase the use of public transport to help cut carbon emissions from transport.
Build the resilience of Canterbury's communities by working collaboratively across government agencies and community groups.
Consider climate change, and ways to reduce its impact, as part of every decision I make at council.
Investigate ways to reduce the emissions from the agriculture industry in the Canterbury region.
Encourage mode-shifts and alternative forms of transport, including cycling, electric vehicles, and public transport.
Push for improved water quality through wetlands use and native plantings. There's a lot that can be done to help reduce run-off.
Increase use of public transport through improved confidence in using and accessing transport ideally using technology to make it very easy.
Press for greater education and transparency on how climate change will affect our various areas and engaging the pubic on how to make changes.
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