Progress Report: National Adaptation Plan

This report provides an independent assessment of progress on the Government’s national adaptation plan, and is the first in what will be a repeating series of two-yearly reports assessing adaptation progress. The report finds that climate change are significant and rising, and remain insufficiently addressed by adaptation action in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report identified several high priority areas for urgent action on adaptation, including clarifying roles, responsibilities and processes for planning and decision-making, clearly setting out the costs of adaptation and how they will be managed, ensuring that iwi/Māori can adapt in a way that is consistent with their traditions and values, and using data, information and decision-support tools that are high-quality and underpinned by science. The report also highlights equity and leveraging the right knowledge and expertise as critical for Aotearoa to succeed in its adaptation action.