NZ Report Highlights Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Actions

The Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group presents this stocktake report on climate change in New Zealand, its impacts, and current climate adaptation measures and efforts in the country.

New Zealand is feeling the effects of climate change. According to the report, the country’s average temperature has increased by around 1°C over the last century and will continue to do so.  Climate change will severely impact New Zealand’s coastal communities, cities, infrastructure, human health, ecosystems, oceans, and the economy.

To address climate change and build resilience, the government asked the Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group to prepare a stocktake report.

The report summarizes the country’s impacts of climate change and the current work on climate adaptation. It also identifies gaps and knowledge that will serve as the basis for the following adaptation measures in the future.

The report has two parts. The first part describes climate change in New Zealand, the climate-related changes the country can expect, and its impacts on various areas of society, such as the natural and built environment (infrastructure, homes, commercial assets, etc.), society and culture, and the economy.

The second part discusses the country’s response to climate change by taking stock of what the various sectors of government and society are doing regarding climate adaptation.

This report will be a stepping stone and a basis for the second report on New Zealand’s option to build resilience against climate change.

Click on the link below to read the entire report: