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Jun 29, 2023 · The Government released Aotearoa New Zealand’s first national adaptation plan in 2022. It set out priorities over six years to help make our homes, infrastructure and communities more resilient to climate change.
- Climate change
Emissions reductions. Aotearoa New Zealand has long-term...
- National adaptation plan
It looks at the impacts of climate change with us now and...
- Climate change
Oct 30, 2023 · Emissions reductions. Aotearoa New Zealand has long-term climate targets: all greenhouse gases, except methane emissions from waste and agriculture biological processes, are to reach net zero by 2050. To get us there, we have set limits on emissions we can produce over time an….
Jul 9, 2024 · WELLINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced plans to build more resilient infrastructure and boost clean energy production, as well as support for...
It looks at the impacts of climate change with us now and into the future and sets out how Aotearoa New Zealand can adapt. Read the national adaptation plan.
- Reducing Risk For People on The ‘Frontline’ of Impacts
- A Climate-Resilient Future
- Who Should Pay If People Have to Move?
First, climate change will affect every aspect of life. These impacts will often be the result of climate-compounded extreme events that are already becoming more frequent and intense. The people hardest hit are invariably those who are more vulnerable. We need to pay more focused attention to the root causes and drivers of vulnerability – and acti...
Second, the plan clearly recognises the vital role of all governance actors in implementing it. However, in practice, local government will carry an especially significant responsibility in translating this plan into action. There does not appear to be sufficient attention focused on how the adaptive capacity of local government will be built in th...
Fourth, managed retreat looms large with so many New Zealanders living along rivers and the shoreline. We can only enable proactive retreat from imminent danger if the government determines who should pay. At present, the trigger for retreat is usually an extreme event, often at huge cost to those impacted. In many cases, those in harm’s way cannot...
- Bruce Glavovic
Aug 3, 2022 · New Zealand's first-ever climate adaptation plan includes the possibility of moving some communities to higher ground, but doesn't explain how much the changes will cost and who will pay.
The Climate Change Programme is a broad-based programme focused on building resilience in the Pacific to the impacts of climate change. It is part of the delivery of Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitment for 2019-2022 of $300 million for climate change development assistance.
