Dealing with changing risks: a New Zealand perspective on climate change adaptation

Manning, Martin; Lawrence, Judy; King, Darren N.; Chapman, Ralph

doi:10.1007/s10113-014-0673-1

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“…However, other barriers further entrench the prevailing impasse [18][19][20][21]. Local government is challenged to meet the pressing everyday needs of communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This situation is further entrenched by professional practice biases and constraints [18]. Consequently, when action is taken, it is typically limited to static responses, such as protection works or 'coastal hazard zones' based on single-best-estimate scenarios [20,33,66]. Such actions invariably impact private property interests along developed coastlines and are challenged through the legal system.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A range of climate change and adaptation-focused research projects have also been underway, a number of which actively involve local stakeholders in applied research that aims to institutionalize proactive adaptation. Notwithstanding these laudable regulatory provisions, and concerted efforts by many, adaptation 'success' at the local level is elusive [17][18][19][20][21]. Why, and what might be done to address this impasse?…”

Section: Context: Key Features Of the Aotearoa New Zealand Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A statutory mandate is required to mobilize and sustain climate change action in a nationally consistent but locally appropriate manner, including commensurate investment in capability building to overcome barriers to adaptation understanding, planning and management [17][18][19][20][21]. Formulating such a mandate, and effectively institutionalizing it, will need to take into account the manifold ways in which climate change weaves into the lived realities of local communities.…”

Section: Institutionalize Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction and Anticipatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many such plans have been developed by Māori and have taken account of climate change and adaptation possibilities and prospects [20,21]. Developing iwi management plans for communities such as Kennedy Bay is one constructive way to institutionalize coastal hazard risk reduction and anticipatory adaptation in the context of community realities and aspirations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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So Close Yet So Far Apart: Contrasting Climate Change Perceptions in Two “Neighboring” Coastal Communities on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula

2017

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Abstract:Coastal hazard risk, compounded by climate change, is escalating. Efforts to address this challenge are fraught and 'success' is elusive. We focus on this impasse and recommend ways to improve understanding, reduce risk and enable adaptation. Two Aotearoa New Zealand coastal communities, Mercury Bay and Kennedy Bay, on the Coromandel Peninsula, serve as case studies. Ethnographic fieldwork underpins this analysis. Despite close proximity, local perceptions are 'worlds apart'. Poor understanding of climate change, and preoccupation with everyday issues, is commonplace. Moreover, there are countervailing community narratives. In Kennedy Bay, which is undeveloped and Māori, climate change is not a manifest concern. Local narratives are rooted in Māori culture and under the shadow of colonization, which shapes contemporary perceptions, practices and prospects. In Mercury Bay, a rapidly developing resort town, seashore property owners demand protection works-ignoring sea-level rise and privileging short-term private interests. Despite laudable regulatory provisions, static responses to dynamic risks prevail and proactive adaptation is absent. Recommendations are made to improve understanding about local cultural-social-ecological characteristics, climate change and adaption. Enabling leadership and capability-building are needed to institutionalize proactive adaptation. Strengthening Māori self-determination (rangatiratanga) and guardianship (kaitiakitanga), and local democracy, are key to mobilizing and sustaining community-based adaptation governance.

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“…However, other barriers further entrench the prevailing impasse [18][19][20][21]. Local government is challenged to meet the pressing everyday needs of communities.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Context: Key Features Of the Aotearoa New Zealand Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutionalize Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction and Anticipatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutionalize Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction and Anticipatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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So Close Yet So Far Apart: Contrasting Climate Change Perceptions in Two “Neighboring” Coastal Communities on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula

2017

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Harnessing generative artificial intelligence to support nature‐based solutions

Richards,

Worden,

Song

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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The ongoing biodiversity and climate change crises require society to adopt nature‐based solutions that integrate and enhance ecosystems. To achieve successful implementation of nature‐based solutions, it is vital to communicate scientific information about their benefits and suitability. This article explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as a tool for automating and scaling up science communication, outreach, and extension for nature‐based solutions. To illustrate the potential of GenAI, we present three case study examples; (1) reporting scientific information on ecosystem services, future land use options, and nature‐based solutions for farms (2) interactively providing guidance in response to homeowner questions about biodiversity‐friendly garden design and (3) visualising potential future scenarios of landscape change that incorporate diverse nature based and technological solutions. These examples demonstrate potential applications which may be relevant to other systems and types of nature‐based solutions. While GenAI for nature‐based solutions offers significant opportunities, this new technology brings risks of bias, false information, data privacy, mistrust, and high energy usage. Alongside technological development, we require integrated social research into ethics, public acceptability, and user experience, to maximise the benefits of GenAI while limiting these risks. GenAI offers an opportunity to accelerate the dissemination of nature‐based design strategies and reach a broader audience, by synthesising information and producing tailored content for specific users and locations. By harnessing the power of GenAI alongside human expertise, we can support nature‐based solutions to tackle the complex challenges of future sustainability. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Climate change and Aotearoa New Zealand

Hopkins

Campbell‐Hunt²,

Carter

et al. 2015

WIREs Climate Change

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With a population of 4.5 million, New Zealand's contribution to total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is relatively low. On a per capita basis, however, New Zealand's GHG emissions are the fifth highest among Annex 1 countries, due in part to the relative size of the pastoral agricultural sector. Biophysical impacts of climate change will largely extend current climate trends, with high regional variability. A review of climate change literature identifies three key risks for New Zealand relating to economic connectedness, perceptions of ‘clean, green’ New Zealand, and social equity. Since 2008, New Zealand's main mitigation response has been the emissions trading scheme (NZ ETS), yet the ETS is currently providing little by way of meaningful incentives for behavior change and low‐carbon investment. Moreover, since declining to enter the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol, engagement with global climate governance has been modest, and recently released emissions reduction targets have raised questions over New Zealand's responsibilities as a global citizen. In this paper, adaptive responses are considered in connection to key industries (agriculture, tourism) and communities (coastal, Māori), and examine the devolved structure of adaptation. Mainstream media reporting of climate change in New Zealand appears to be aligned with the scientific consensus position, yet it continues to frame climate change as a political issue, prioritizing political over scientific voices. Public perceptions of climate change provide evidence of continued uncertainty relating to human attribution, and depict climate change as a spatially distanced risk which could affect support for government action on climate change. WIREs Clim Change 2015, 6:559–583. doi: 10.1002/wcc.355 This article is categorized under: Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > National Reviews

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Dealing with changing risks: a New Zealand perspective on climate change adaptation

Cited by 70 publications

References 46 publications

So Close Yet So Far Apart: Contrasting Climate Change Perceptions in Two “Neighboring” Coastal Communities on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula

So Close Yet So Far Apart: Contrasting Climate Change Perceptions in Two “Neighboring” Coastal Communities on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula

Harnessing generative artificial intelligence to support nature‐based solutions

Climate change and Aotearoa New Zealand

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