This conference brought together international experts and NZ’s leading policy makers, scientists and industry representatives, to showcase adaptation strategies for managing sea level rise in NZ.… Read more »
Professor Jonathan Bamber of the University of Bristol discusses the latest projections for global sea level rise, and how New Zealand will be affected.… Read more »
Prof Bryan Storey, director of Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury and vice president of SCAR, discusses key research projects being conducted by New Zealand scientists in Antarctica.… Read more »
Prof Tim Naish, director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University, discusses the rapid changes in climate change science since the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.… Read more »
Graeme Blick, Chief Geodesist for LINZ, explains the factors that combine to produce perigean spring tides, as well as which areas of New Zealand are most vulnerable to sea level rise.… Read more »
Rob Bell, Programme Leader of NIWA's Climate & Hazards Centre, talks about managing coastal-hazard risks related to sea level rise, and adaptation strategy for coastal communities and infrastructure.… Read more »
Blair Dickie, of Waikato Regional Council and SOLGM, describes the challenges emerging as local government develops a response to climate change and sea level rise.… Read more »
Tim Grafton of the Insurance Council of New Zealand explains the need to employ adaptation measures to reduce the insurance risks arising from climate change and sea level rise.… Read more »
John Perrott of Auckland University of Technology, explains the value of kotahitanga in communicating science-led sustainability strategies for adaptation to climate change and sea level rise.… Read more »
Lara Clarke, a policy planner in Auckland Council's Unitary Plan team, discusses how the council is mitigating the predicted impacts of sea level rise through the council’s Unitary Plan.… Read more »