March 2021

Tonkin & Taylor Ltd

1008813.3000.v0.4

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This report is a starting point for us all to work together to deal with climate change challenges. It talks about the first Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment (OCCRA), looking the climate is now and how it might change in the future. It also lists the biggest risks related to climate change for the region.

June 2021

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Appendix 2 - Grouped highest risks for each domain

September 2020

Ministry for the Environment (MfE)

ISBN: 978-1-98-857993-1

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Report from Ministry of the Environment (MfE) presenting the findings of New Zealand’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA). The risk assessment gives a national picture of how New Zealand may be affected by climate change-related hazards.

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August 2026

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This summary tells the story of what climate change will mean for our region, including Kāi Tahu mana whenua knowledge and experiences. Together, this summary explains how the climate across Otago is changing, the most important risks the area may face in the coming decades, and what is being done today to build resilience.

October 2019

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Otago’s climate is changing, and these changes will continue for the foreseeable future. It is internationally accepted that human greenhouse gas emissions are the dominant cause of recent global climate change, and that further changes will result from increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The rate of future climate change depends on how fast greenhouse gas concentrations increase.