Lower Hutt City 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.
Explore initiatives to assist the Hutt in adapting to weather events.
Establish strong communication policies and directives for managing extreme weather events and other natural disasters.
Encourage energy efficiency and use of renewable energy.
Place climate and environment at the centre of decisions for now and the future through strategies, planning and collaboration.
Build up robust communities to strengthen resilience and proactively build awareness, engagement, dialogue and action.
Lead action and education towards a resilient, net zero carbon city and empower and enable others to achieve this goal.
Work with the regional council to reduce flood risk through projects like RiverLink and other infrastructure upgrades.
Continue earthquake strengthening works on critical infrastructure such as water reservoirs.
Complete Tupua Horo Nuku (Eastern Bays shared path) to improve the resilience of Marine Drive.
Commit to training and enlisting more civil defence prepared locals able to set up communications etc in an emergency.
Explore initiatives to assist the Hutt in adapting to weather events.
Establish strong communication policies and directives for managing extreme weather events and other natural disasters.
Encourage energy efficiency and use of renewable energy.
Place climate and environment at the centre of decisions for now and the future through strategies, planning and collaboration.
Build up robust communities to strengthen resilience and proactively build awareness, engagement, dialogue and action.
Lead action and education towards a resilient, net zero carbon city and empower and enable others to achieve this goal.
Work with the regional council to reduce flood risk through projects like RiverLink and other infrastructure upgrades.
Continue earthquake strengthening works on critical infrastructure such as water reservoirs.
Complete Tupua Horo Nuku (Eastern Bays shared path) to improve the resilience of Marine Drive.
Commit to training and enlisting more civil defence prepared locals able to set up communications etc in an emergency.
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