Join us in shaping a climate resilient future for Pōneke | Wellington

The Community Adaptation Planning Programme led by Wellington City Council is designed to make sure our communities are resilient and sustainable over the next 100 years.

The programme supports proactive adaptation in areas of the city most at risk from the impacts of climate change. Impacts like floods, slips, and seawater moving further onto land during storms are expected to be more intense in the future as sea levels rise and weather patterns change.

Community adaptation planning is a key part of the Council’s climate change strategy Te Atakura – First to Zero.

We can meet the challenges of climate disruption together. People around the world, around this motu, and here in Pōneke | Wellington are already considering and developing solutions.

Community adaptation planning helps us shape a collective response and put future-focused thinking into action together.

Our Changing City is an interactive pop-up exhibition to help people gain a better understanding of the impacts of climate change in Pōneke | Wellington. It provides examples of the many ways we can plan for the changes ahead, at home, at work and across the capital.

Three Council locations will host Our Changing City during normal opening hours:

• Motu-Kairangi Miramar Library, 30 October-13 November
• Te Awa-a-Taia Kilbirnie Library, 15-29 November
• Ākau Tangi Sports Centre, 2-16 December

Watch this video to hear community members sharing the Our Changing City kaupapa.

Learn more about the options and solutions for adaptation and climate change response with these tools and resources.