Kāpiti Coast 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.
Advocate for common-sense climate change adaption including not building in silly places.
Continue to grow council's capability to respond to and recover from civil defence events and, with WREMO, improve community preparedness.
Advocate for community emission reduction initiatives.
Build resilience within the community to cope with natural disasters.
Ensure new infrastructure is designed to withstand changes in weather events.
Investigate Kāpiti's proximity to the capital to develop a disaster recovery centre.
Action the climate change and resilience strategy and continue stormwater work.
Continue to reduce district-wide emissions.
Work with communities and neighbourhoods to ensure they are prepared in an emergency.
Support continuing development of Council's climate change and resilience strategy.
Support Council's previously agreed aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2040 and strategies for achieving this.
Commit to strengthening the network of community emergency hubs and home emergency preparedness and making community board members leaders.
Commit to supporting more natural energy-producing community schemes such as community solar energy plants, wind farms and energy from waste.
Continue to advocate for waterway health and maintenance and stronger government legislation for the forestry industry to remove slash.
Advocate for common-sense climate change adaption including not building in silly places.
Continue to grow council's capability to respond to and recover from civil defence events and, with WREMO, improve community preparedness.
Advocate for community emission reduction initiatives.
Build resilience within the community to cope with natural disasters.
Ensure new infrastructure is designed to withstand changes in weather events.
Investigate Kāpiti's proximity to the capital to develop a disaster recovery centre.
Action the climate change and resilience strategy and continue stormwater work.
Continue to reduce district-wide emissions.
Work with communities and neighbourhoods to ensure they are prepared in an emergency.
Support continuing development of Council's climate change and resilience strategy.
Support Council's previously agreed aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2040 and strategies for achieving this.
Commit to strengthening the network of community emergency hubs and home emergency preparedness and making community board members leaders.
Commit to supporting more natural energy-producing community schemes such as community solar energy plants, wind farms and energy from waste.
Continue to advocate for waterway health and maintenance and stronger government legislation for the forestry industry to remove slash.
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