Community response planning

Community response planning

This page from Climate Adaptation Te Tai Tokerau explains Community Response Plans, prepared so a neighbourhood can cope on its own for up to three days before outside help arrives.

It shows how to check whether your community already has a plan through Northland Regional Council, and who to contact if it does not, so hazards, risks and evacuation routes get worked out before an emergency, not during one.

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    Find out how Northland community groups can apply for climate resilience funding.

  • Why is a Plan for the Future Important?

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    Collaboration
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    Get practical tree planting advice specific to Taitokerau.

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