Waitākere Ranges Local Board
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.
Amplify the voices of and fund local residents and environmental groups to lead in the areas they know best.
Establish a local low carbon network to grow community resilience and renewable energy efficient businesses and homes.
Support civil defence and emergency management teams to keep communities safe.
Build resilience for people, property, roads, services and tracks. The Anniversary Weekend deluge and Gabrielle showed the need for this.
Deliver the climate action plan but recognise that NZ cannot stop climate change alone, hence see policy below.
Push for increased maintenance of roads and drains.
Boost community disaster preparedness with neighbourhood response teams, emergency hubs and multilingual alerts to keep all residents safe.
Future-proof Waitakere by upgrading stormwater systems, expanding urban forests and protecting wetlands. Create climate-ready communities for a safer future for all.
Install solar panels on council buildings by 2025, increase EV chargers and cut landfill by 30 per cent by 2027 through a zero waste initiative. Lead locally.
Advocate for interconnected bike and walk pathways that provide access between neighbourhoods and to the Manukau Harbour coastline.
Champion civil defence training and outreach programmes that grow awareness, preparedness and neighbourhood resilience networks.
Commit to driving initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Work towards completion of Waitakere Ranges Local Board's greenways plan.
Work towards making Auckland Council's transport emissions reduction pathway actually happen.
Work with communities to improve their readiness for climate catastrophes and wild storms.
Advocate, support and resource delivering community-endorsed climate change action plan and Shoreline Adaptation Plan.
Fight for better maintenance of roads, drains and power lines to cope with more heavy rain events.
Support better access to public transport through more and safer local links, rail and road separation, and free park and ride carparks.
Champion the WRLB climate change action plan and shoreline adaptation plan and ensure resources to deliver them.
Push for better maintenance of roads, drains and infrastructure to withstand more frequent severe weather events.
Support the establishment of more community resilience groups so locals are ready when storms or disasters hit.
Advocate for maintenance and planning to keep roads and drains reliable and resilient. Functioning roads and drains keep us connected and safe.
Review storm recovery, apply lessons learned to ensure future rebuilds are adequate and timely, and share findings with communities.
Support community groups to implement resilience and hub plans and keep these, and local board plan, updated, relevant and fit for purpose.
Commit to a local civil defence framework and plan targeting specific regional needs.
Commit to investing in building environmental resilience around beach communities and waterways.
Commit to reducing pollution via the uptake and investment in new technologies and expect subcontractors to do the same.
Amplify the voices of and fund local residents and environmental groups to lead in the areas they know best.
Establish a local low carbon network to grow community resilience and renewable energy efficient businesses and homes.
Support civil defence and emergency management teams to keep communities safe.
Build resilience for people, property, roads, services and tracks. The Anniversary Weekend deluge and Gabrielle showed the need for this.
Deliver the climate action plan but recognise that NZ cannot stop climate change alone, hence see policy below.
Push for increased maintenance of roads and drains.
Boost community disaster preparedness with neighbourhood response teams, emergency hubs and multilingual alerts to keep all residents safe.
Future-proof Waitakere by upgrading stormwater systems, expanding urban forests and protecting wetlands. Create climate-ready communities for a safer future for all.
Install solar panels on council buildings by 2025, increase EV chargers and cut landfill by 30 per cent by 2027 through a zero waste initiative. Lead locally.
Advocate for interconnected bike and walk pathways that provide access between neighbourhoods and to the Manukau Harbour coastline.
Champion civil defence training and outreach programmes that grow awareness, preparedness and neighbourhood resilience networks.
Commit to driving initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Work towards completion of Waitakere Ranges Local Board's greenways plan.
Work towards making Auckland Council's transport emissions reduction pathway actually happen.
Work with communities to improve their readiness for climate catastrophes and wild storms.
Advocate, support and resource delivering community-endorsed climate change action plan and Shoreline Adaptation Plan.
Fight for better maintenance of roads, drains and power lines to cope with more heavy rain events.
Support better access to public transport through more and safer local links, rail and road separation, and free park and ride carparks.
Champion the WRLB climate change action plan and shoreline adaptation plan and ensure resources to deliver them.
Push for better maintenance of roads, drains and infrastructure to withstand more frequent severe weather events.
Support the establishment of more community resilience groups so locals are ready when storms or disasters hit.
Advocate for maintenance and planning to keep roads and drains reliable and resilient. Functioning roads and drains keep us connected and safe.
Review storm recovery, apply lessons learned to ensure future rebuilds are adequate and timely, and share findings with communities.
Support community groups to implement resilience and hub plans and keep these, and local board plan, updated, relevant and fit for purpose.
Commit to a local civil defence framework and plan targeting specific regional needs.
Commit to investing in building environmental resilience around beach communities and waterways.
Commit to reducing pollution via the uptake and investment in new technologies and expect subcontractors to do the same.
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