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"New Zealand’s first climate adaptation plan, launched his week, provides a
robust foundation for urgent nation-wide action.
Its goals are utterly compelling: reduce vulnerability, build adaptive capacity
and and strengthen resilience.
Recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have
underscored the need for effective and transformative efforts to cut emissions
urgently while also adapting and preparing for inevitable impacts of climate
change.
But this national adaptation plan is just the beginning. The hard work is yet
to come in its implementation. It is regrettable that proposed new law that
would provide the institutional architecture for climate adaptation has been
delayed until the end of next year.
Based on my experience as an IPCC author and working with communities around
Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas, there are five key areas that need sharper
focus as we begin to translate the intentions of the plan into practical
reality."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
