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Climate Change

At Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council our role is to understand the challenges our region faces and work with our communities to reduce emission while preparing for the effects of climate change that are already avoidable.

Climate change

Climate change overview

As the century unfolds, the Bay of Plenty climate will change. As temperatures rise, our wind, rainfall and seasonal patterns will shift and we will see more extreme events and unpredictability in our weather.

Climate change

Flood defences

One of our core roles at Regional Council is to help minimise the risk that flooding poses to our people, property and livelihoods.

Climate change

Regional risk assessment

To understand the risks we face as a region, based on the climate changes we know are coming, we’ve contracted Tonkin Taylor to carry out a climate change risk assessment for Bay of Plenty.

Climate change

Funds available for community adaptation planning

Funding has been established through the recent Long Term Plan process to enable climate change adaptation planning.