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Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment: A Guidance Manual for Local Government in New Zealand

Executive Summary

Roadmaps: Using the Guidance Manual

1 Introduction

2 Projections of Future New Zealand Climate Change

3 Relationship to Current Climate Variability and Change

4 Effects on Local Government Functions and Services

5 Developing the Scenarios

6 Risk Assessment

7 Integrating Climate Change Risk Assessment into Council Decisions

Glossary

References

Appendix 1: IPCC Emissions Scenarios

Appendix 2: Scaling to Full IPCC Range of Emissions

Appendix 3: Further Details of Projected New Zealand Climate Change

Appendix 4: An Example of the Preliminary Scenario Method for Extreme Rainfall

Appendix 5: Climate Change in Plans – Checklist for Contents

 

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