Climate change adaptation through an integrative lens in Aotearoa New Zealand

Lawrence, Judy; Wreford, Anita; Blackett, Paula; Hall, David; Woodward, Alistair; Awatere, Shaun; Livingston, Mary E.; Macinnis-Ng, Cate; Walker, Susan; Fountain, Joanna; Costello, Mark John; Ausseil, Anne-Gaelle E.; Watt, Michael S.; Dean, Sam M.; Cradock-Henry, Nicholas A.; Zammit, Christian; Milfont, Taciano L.

doi:10.1080/03036758.2023.2236033

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 85 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Australian experience is neither surprising nor unexpected; it should give others reason to reflect on their own predicted futures. The increased variability and resulting disasters are in line with the IPCC Australasia report (Lawrence et al, 2023, p. 1612), which notes that “Extreme rainfall is projected to become more intense (high confidence), but the magnitude of change is uncertain”. The physical systems that produce flooding are changing, all within the context of countless other pressing governance challenges, including: the push for increased housing stock and affordable housing, water security, generational inequity, tax reform, biodiversity loss, geopolitical pressures in the Pacific, and a cost‐of‐living crisis.…”

Section: Not Just Climate Changesupporting

confidence: 74%

Flood risk management of the future: A warning from a land down under

Cook

2024

J Flood Risk Management

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Flooding and flood risk management have a long history in Australia. In 1817, frustrated by recurrent flood disasters and expenditures on disaster relief, the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, wrote to settlers with a General Order recommending relocation of farms and no compensation otherwise. This threat was precipitated by settlers building and occupying locations that endangered people, property, and public finances. From 2022 onwards, Australia has again experienced a series of disastrous flood events that have stretched the capacity, resilience, and psyche of the population, leading to expressions of frustration from all involved. These floods have highlighted persistent failures of flood risk management that appear to be worsening. In the two centuries since Lachlan's frustration with our inability to reduce flood risk, it appears that little has changed.

show abstract

Section: Not Just Climate Changesupporting

confidence: 74%