Horowhenua 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.
Maintain or boost climate action plan funding to ensure continued implementation and progress toward environmental goals.
Protect coastal dunes via regenerative planting, restoration and consider added controls to strengthen long-term protection.
Continue investing in council and community readiness to plan, respond, adapt and recover from emergencies and climate and weather events.
Ensure robust infrastructure for communicating and supporting during an emergency.
Ensure street drains are cleaned and cleared regularly, especially during winter as flooding can often be minimised through doing so.
Launch a Keep Horowhenua Clean campaign for local schools.
Engage local businesses on climate actions through the district's economic development agency.
Enhance regional relationships to leverage joint actions for bigger impact and reduce duplication and cost.
Ensure the Council's climate action plan, adopted November 24, has delivery dates assigned and deliver actions to those timeframes.
Continue to upgrade stormwater systems and flood defences to prepare for increased rainfall and protect homes, businesses and farmland.
Invest in composting so food and garden waste collection become a resource not landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Strengthen civil defence planning to prepare the community, schools, businesses, marae and groups for storms, earthquakes and power outages.
Maintain or boost climate action plan funding to ensure continued implementation and progress toward environmental goals.
Protect coastal dunes via regenerative planting, restoration and consider added controls to strengthen long-term protection.
Continue investing in council and community readiness to plan, respond, adapt and recover from emergencies and climate and weather events.
Ensure robust infrastructure for communicating and supporting during an emergency.
Ensure street drains are cleaned and cleared regularly, especially during winter as flooding can often be minimised through doing so.
Launch a Keep Horowhenua Clean campaign for local schools.
Engage local businesses on climate actions through the district's economic development agency.
Enhance regional relationships to leverage joint actions for bigger impact and reduce duplication and cost.
Ensure the Council's climate action plan, adopted November 24, has delivery dates assigned and deliver actions to those timeframes.
Continue to upgrade stormwater systems and flood defences to prepare for increased rainfall and protect homes, businesses and farmland.
Invest in composting so food and garden waste collection become a resource not landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Strengthen civil defence planning to prepare the community, schools, businesses, marae and groups for storms, earthquakes and power outages.
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