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.
Design and develop nature-based and spatial planning solutions to reduce harmful effects from flood, drought, wildfire and heat.
Provide for community-focused civil defence.
Work to achieve Canterbury's net zero greenhouse emissions by 2045 and halve emissions by 2030.
Accelerate regional carbon neutrality by 2035 through renewable energy partnerships and sustainable land management practices.
Implement the "room for rivers" concept in appropriate flood-prone areas and support riparian planting and stream restoration.
Strengthen regional disaster preparedness and river resilience through community-led resilience hubs and multi-agency coordination.
Engage the social, ecological and engineering skills of town, gown, country and iwi to innovatively design sustainable futures.
Enhance public transport and traffic flow, minimise waste and facilitate regenerative land use and tree planting to reduce carbon footprint.
Review blue-green infrastructure and community resilience for river and stormwater flooding, sea level rise and erosion.
Be much more strategic about large scale afforestation in hill and high country landscapes.
Continue to do a great job with flood protection infrastructure.
Make public transport as user friendly as possible, so people use it – reliable, on time, and safe.
Design and develop nature-based and spatial planning solutions to reduce harmful effects from flood, drought, wildfire and heat.
Provide for community-focused civil defence.
Work to achieve Canterbury's net zero greenhouse emissions by 2045 and halve emissions by 2030.
Accelerate regional carbon neutrality by 2035 through renewable energy partnerships and sustainable land management practices.
Implement the "room for rivers" concept in appropriate flood-prone areas and support riparian planting and stream restoration.
Strengthen regional disaster preparedness and river resilience through community-led resilience hubs and multi-agency coordination.
Engage the social, ecological and engineering skills of town, gown, country and iwi to innovatively design sustainable futures.
Enhance public transport and traffic flow, minimise waste and facilitate regenerative land use and tree planting to reduce carbon footprint.
Review blue-green infrastructure and community resilience for river and stormwater flooding, sea level rise and erosion.
Be much more strategic about large scale afforestation in hill and high country landscapes.
Continue to do a great job with flood protection infrastructure.
Make public transport as user friendly as possible, so people use it – reliable, on time, and safe.
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