Gisborne District Council
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.
Commit in the 30 year infrastructure plan to strengthen transport networks to ensure resilience for business and communities.
Incentivise native forest on class 7 and 8 land through regional adoption of the Recloaking Papatuanuku proposal mitigating flood and fire risk.
Initiate a global consent for small man-made wetlands that will slow down and retain water in the landscape mitigating flood and fire risk.
Avoid perpetual public liability over private homes in known climate change risk areas.
Ensure continued adequate support from central government to maintain and upgrade State Highway Thirty-Five as a national treasure.
Persist with active transport initiatives to reduce emissions, increase health and preserve local roads.
Deliver on existing policy of being a carbon-neutral organisation by 2030 and support region-wide greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Support the Tairāwhiti distributed energy programme with strong council backing and enabling policies.
Work with partners and funders to increase investment in regional infrastructure that is threatened by severe weather.
Encourage and enable neighbourhood support to re-establish in our region.
Commit to actively working with civil defence, hapū and iwi to ready for the next climate-driven disaster.
Commit to adapting the district to climate change within the first two terms.
Commit to implementing a greener waste management plan within the first two terms.
Commit to pushing civil defence policy to create a society better prepared to manage, respond to and recover from emergencies.
Continue to support adaptation to climate change policies with a commitment to being carbon neutral alongside central government goals.
Commit in the 30 year infrastructure plan to strengthen transport networks to ensure resilience for business and communities.
Incentivise native forest on class 7 and 8 land through regional adoption of the Recloaking Papatuanuku proposal mitigating flood and fire risk.
Initiate a global consent for small man-made wetlands that will slow down and retain water in the landscape mitigating flood and fire risk.
Avoid perpetual public liability over private homes in known climate change risk areas.
Ensure continued adequate support from central government to maintain and upgrade State Highway Thirty-Five as a national treasure.
Persist with active transport initiatives to reduce emissions, increase health and preserve local roads.
Deliver on existing policy of being a carbon-neutral organisation by 2030 and support region-wide greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Support the Tairāwhiti distributed energy programme with strong council backing and enabling policies.
Work with partners and funders to increase investment in regional infrastructure that is threatened by severe weather.
Encourage and enable neighbourhood support to re-establish in our region.
Commit to actively working with civil defence, hapū and iwi to ready for the next climate-driven disaster.
Commit to adapting the district to climate change within the first two terms.
Commit to implementing a greener waste management plan within the first two terms.
Commit to pushing civil defence policy to create a society better prepared to manage, respond to and recover from emergencies.
Continue to support adaptation to climate change policies with a commitment to being carbon neutral alongside central government goals.
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