Ōwhango-National Park Community Board
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.
Advocate for improved road and rail passenger services to provide transport alternatives and reduce reliance on road transport.
Continue to support eruption contingency plans and protect our essential infrastructure.
Strengthen local Civil Defence with more resources and good processes including enabling people to be resilient and independent.
Establish a plastic refinery for fuel at our refuse depots. We can use this to run fuel generators for our emergency services, eg hospitals.
Establish a research and development team to look at materials we have abundance of, eg tyres, plastic, to see if we can use these in our roads, house insulation.
Establish emergency street lighting in the event of a natural disaster. It will light up to show you where to evacuate safely to.
Advocate for improved road and rail passenger services to provide transport alternatives and reduce reliance on road transport.
Continue to support eruption contingency plans and protect our essential infrastructure.
Strengthen local Civil Defence with more resources and good processes including enabling people to be resilient and independent.
Establish a plastic refinery for fuel at our refuse depots. We can use this to run fuel generators for our emergency services, eg hospitals.
Establish a research and development team to look at materials we have abundance of, eg tyres, plastic, to see if we can use these in our roads, house insulation.
Establish emergency street lighting in the event of a natural disaster. It will light up to show you where to evacuate safely to.
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