Embed climate resilience into infrastructure strategic planning and engineering codes of practice to future proof for a changing climate.
5.3 Designing for climate resilience
Action
Key Initiatives
- Infrastructure strategy: Integrate the outputs from the actions relating to Climate Scenario Analysis (2.7) and Climate Risk Assessment (2.8) into the next 30 Year Infrastructure Strategy to ensure climate risk, resilience, and adaptation remain central to long term investment planning.
- Adaptive planning for climate change: Apply the Dynamic Adaptive Planning Pathways framework where appropriate to ensure climate adaptation trigger points are well understood, allowing for proactive and flexible infrastructure responses.
- Strengthening engineering standards: Embed best-practice climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity protection measures into Council’s Land Development and Subdivision Code of Practice to ensure all new developments align with sustainability goals.
- Resilient asset renewal planning: Continuously update asset renewal plans based on the actions associated with climate scenario analysis and climate risk assessments to strengthen long-term resilience.
- Enhancing biodiversity and nature-based solutions: Integrate biodiversity-enhancing measures and nature-based solutions, such as native planting for habitat regeneration, wetlands for stormwater management, and permeable infrastructure, into infrastructure investment planning and project delivery.
5.3
Project Details
Investment
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<$20k
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$20K - $100K
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$100K - $500K
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>$500K
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Key Partners
Industry partners, developers, external consultants, community.
Kāi Tahu Value Alignment
Rakatirataka - Leadership
Haere whakamua - Future focused
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5.1Sustainable project managementEmbed sustainable project management practices aligned with international best practice throughout the lifecycle of capital projects to reduce environmental impacts and enhance long-term sustainability.
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5.2Best practice carbon managementEmbed best practice carbon management standards, such as PAS 2080:2023, into all stages of infrastructure planning and delivery to track, reduce, and manage whole-of-life carbon in major capital works projects.
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5.4Promoting a better building standardPartner with the Better Building Working Group to implement a comprehensive education and outreach programme that empowers the community and building industry to adopt climate smart, resilient, and healthy construction practices.
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5.5Sustainable Council buildingsImplement eco-design principles, low-impact construction methods, and renewable energy integration in Council-led building projects to minimise environmental impact, enhance resilience, improve long-term efficiency, and reduce operation costs.
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5.6Promoting responsible water usageImplement the Water Demand Management Plan to encourage responsible and efficient water use, helping safeguard our pristine sources for future generations.
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5.7Strengthening stormwater resilienceDevelop and implement integrated stormwater catchment management plans across the district to ensure a science-based, nature-positive approach to stormwater management.
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5.8Supporting community-led water initiativesCollaborate with Kāi Tahu, WAI Wānaka, Mana Tāhuna, Friends of Lake Hayes, ORC and others to accelerate catchment -scale planning and community-led initiatives that enhance freshwater health, biodiversity, and climate resilience.