Waikato 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.
Focus on integrating sustainability into every decision so that our transport system becomes cleaner, efficient and accessible to everyone.
Focus on preparing for and responding to severe climatic events, adapting and safeguarding the communities from impacts of climate change.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a combination of practical changes, including behavioural changes and operational measures, and plan long-term investments.
Improve public transport so that more people are able to use it and thus reduce greenhouse emissions.
Ensure that council is prepared to support communities in flood events with increasing weather events.
Focus on managing the effects of climate change to ensure resilience.
Work to ensure that civil defence and emergency management are effective in the region.
Take a more proactive approach to mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Support communities to build resilience to climate change.
Ensure better preparation for increased storm frequency and extreme weather events.
Continue to advance transition to zero emissions buses.
Empower communities to be resilient through mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Influence strategic decisions around climate resilience through better transport options, land use and spatial planning.
Progress community-led climate adaptation plans across all areas of the region.
Resource civil defence adequately and prepare well for extreme weather events.
Support communities to reduce air pollution and emissions in a way that provides benefits now and into the future, including renewable energy.
Focus efforts on science and technology to mitigate climate change and improve resilience to those changes.
Make cost effective and pragmatic decisions that continue the natural transition away from fossil fuel consumption.
Not punish farmers who are among the most greenhouse gas efficient producers in the world and who feed 40 million people.
Use science to analyse and manage the risks of climate change rather than mitigation.
Focus on integrating sustainability into every decision so that our transport system becomes cleaner, efficient and accessible to everyone.
Focus on preparing for and responding to severe climatic events, adapting and safeguarding the communities from impacts of climate change.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a combination of practical changes, including behavioural changes and operational measures, and plan long-term investments.
Improve public transport so that more people are able to use it and thus reduce greenhouse emissions.
Ensure that council is prepared to support communities in flood events with increasing weather events.
Focus on managing the effects of climate change to ensure resilience.
Work to ensure that civil defence and emergency management are effective in the region.
Take a more proactive approach to mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Support communities to build resilience to climate change.
Ensure better preparation for increased storm frequency and extreme weather events.
Continue to advance transition to zero emissions buses.
Empower communities to be resilient through mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Influence strategic decisions around climate resilience through better transport options, land use and spatial planning.
Progress community-led climate adaptation plans across all areas of the region.
Resource civil defence adequately and prepare well for extreme weather events.
Support communities to reduce air pollution and emissions in a way that provides benefits now and into the future, including renewable energy.
Focus efforts on science and technology to mitigate climate change and improve resilience to those changes.
Make cost effective and pragmatic decisions that continue the natural transition away from fossil fuel consumption.
Not punish farmers who are among the most greenhouse gas efficient producers in the world and who feed 40 million people.
Use science to analyse and manage the risks of climate change rather than mitigation.
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