Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central 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.
Review all community board activity. Identify areas where emissions can be reduced and make those changes.
Through modelling establish places where residents can go to escape flood, or other extreme conditions and where services can be available.
Fund and encourage neighbours to meet, eg at a local BBQ event where cooperative plans can be discussed to be implemented in a disaster.
Commit to seeing Christchurch increasing the city's tree cover and seeing progress with OARC.
Commit to council to continue working on the flood protection work and bring it forward from the long term plan if possible.
Help to ensure that the city council and regional council work together to future-proof our city for climate change.
Promote the vision of Christchurch as a world-leading environmental city – a "City in a Park" with a goal of 50% tree cover.
Committing to building Christchurch a "City in a park". The vision is to create a greener, sustainable urban environment.
Promote and support our local communities to engage in plantations across the city.
Advocate for all decisions being made to regard climate and ecological change as the number one threat to ourselves and future generations.
Review all community board activity. Identify areas where emissions can be reduced and make those changes.
Through modelling establish places where residents can go to escape flood, or other extreme conditions and where services can be available.
Fund and encourage neighbours to meet, eg at a local BBQ event where cooperative plans can be discussed to be implemented in a disaster.
Commit to seeing Christchurch increasing the city's tree cover and seeing progress with OARC.
Commit to council to continue working on the flood protection work and bring it forward from the long term plan if possible.
Help to ensure that the city council and regional council work together to future-proof our city for climate change.
Promote the vision of Christchurch as a world-leading environmental city – a "City in a Park" with a goal of 50% tree cover.
Committing to building Christchurch a "City in a park". The vision is to create a greener, sustainable urban environment.
Promote and support our local communities to engage in plantations across the city.
Advocate for all decisions being made to regard climate and ecological change as the number one threat to ourselves and future generations.
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