Otago Regional 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.
Lead by cutting emissions and raising regional awareness to build resilience and climate action together.
Prioritise high-risk areas and work with communities to design fair, practical adaptation and mitigation plans.
Provide clear science and data so communities understand climate risks and timelines for informed local decisions.
Provide clear science and data so communities understand climate risks and timelines for informed local decisions.
Prioritise high-risk areas and work with communities to design fair, practical adaptation and mitigation plans.
Lead by cutting emissions and raising regional awareness to build resilience and climate action together.
Phase out 90% of Otago's fossil fuel use, including coal, oil and gas, by 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by homes, farms, business and industry.
Enhance public transport and shift from private to public transport, shifting some freight from road to rail in order to use less oil.
Renew housing and upgrade infrastructure to use less energy and be more resilient to flooding and other adverse weather events.
Declare a climate and ecological emergency, acknowledging the need to rapidly reduce overall consumption of energy and resources.
Improve active and public transport options including reliable, regular and low cost buses and inter-regional passenger rail.
Remove council support from luxury high emissions industries and ban fossil fuel advertising in Otago.
Implement the South Dunedin Future strategy, supporting adaptation that makes space for water through waterways, wetlands and some retreat.
Support other activity to understand the impact of flood events, including civil defence response.
Support the scope and implementation of the Otago natural hazards risk assessment. This project will inform future natural hazard management.
Build better public transport services to reduce transport emissions across the region.
Review flood protection capacity and expectations in view of the changed rainfall patterns accompanying climate change.
Take regional leadership to help businesses and farmers across Otago move to a sustainable low emissions future.
Encourage active transport in major centres.
Support non-engineered flooding solutions including restoring wetland.
Support renewable energy including the use of ground-source heat pumps.
Adopt a positive long-term adaptation plan for South Dunedin based on community direction through the South Dunedin Future programme.
Update the regional climate strategy with robust mitigation initiatives to reduce both internal and regional emissions.
Work with other vulnerable communities in Otago on dynamic adaptive pathways planning to implement community-led adaptation options.
Lead by cutting emissions and raising regional awareness to build resilience and climate action together.
Prioritise high-risk areas and work with communities to design fair, practical adaptation and mitigation plans.
Provide clear science and data so communities understand climate risks and timelines for informed local decisions.
Provide clear science and data so communities understand climate risks and timelines for informed local decisions.
Prioritise high-risk areas and work with communities to design fair, practical adaptation and mitigation plans.
Lead by cutting emissions and raising regional awareness to build resilience and climate action together.
Phase out 90% of Otago's fossil fuel use, including coal, oil and gas, by 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by homes, farms, business and industry.
Enhance public transport and shift from private to public transport, shifting some freight from road to rail in order to use less oil.
Renew housing and upgrade infrastructure to use less energy and be more resilient to flooding and other adverse weather events.
Declare a climate and ecological emergency, acknowledging the need to rapidly reduce overall consumption of energy and resources.
Improve active and public transport options including reliable, regular and low cost buses and inter-regional passenger rail.
Remove council support from luxury high emissions industries and ban fossil fuel advertising in Otago.
Implement the South Dunedin Future strategy, supporting adaptation that makes space for water through waterways, wetlands and some retreat.
Support other activity to understand the impact of flood events, including civil defence response.
Support the scope and implementation of the Otago natural hazards risk assessment. This project will inform future natural hazard management.
Build better public transport services to reduce transport emissions across the region.
Review flood protection capacity and expectations in view of the changed rainfall patterns accompanying climate change.
Take regional leadership to help businesses and farmers across Otago move to a sustainable low emissions future.
Encourage active transport in major centres.
Support non-engineered flooding solutions including restoring wetland.
Support renewable energy including the use of ground-source heat pumps.
Adopt a positive long-term adaptation plan for South Dunedin based on community direction through the South Dunedin Future programme.
Update the regional climate strategy with robust mitigation initiatives to reduce both internal and regional emissions.
Work with other vulnerable communities in Otago on dynamic adaptive pathways planning to implement community-led adaptation options.
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