Table 1.1: Answering questions - information in each chapter
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| Questions | Chapter | Key audience |
|---|---|---|
| How will the climate change over time, and how can the effects be assessed? | Executive Summary | Everyone |
| Why should my council take any notice of and plan for climate change? | Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction | Councillors, managers |
| Where do I start? | Chapter 1: Roadmaps | Managers, planners, consultants |
| How is the climate in our region or district likely to change due to global greenhouse gas emissions? What are the uncertainties? | Chapter 2: Projections of Future New Zealand Change; Appendix 3: Further details. | Council planners, engineers, consultants |
| How large will the expected human-induced climate changes in our region or district be, compared to the natural changes which occur now? | Chapter 3: Relationship to current climate change and its variability. | Council staff and consultants undertaking detailed planning and design work. |
| What functions and services undertaken by my council might be affected by climate change? | Chapter 4: Assessing effects - methods, data, sources of information. | Council planners and managers. |
| What methods and data sources are available for assessing likely effects? | Chapter 4: Assessing effects - methods, data, sources of information. | Staff and consultants undertaking planning and infrastructure design work |
| How should we develop future scenarios for use in (a) preliminary analyses and (b) detailed analyses of impacts? | Chapter 5: Developing the Scenarios | Staff and consultants undertaking planning, asset management and emergency management. |
| What climate change assumptions should be used in scenario assessments? What about the uncertainties? | Chapter 5: Developing the Scenarios (Tables 5.1, 5.2). | Staff and consultants undertaking planning, asset management and emergency management. |
| How are climate change risks estimated, and prioritised relative to other hazards? | Chapter 6: Risk assessment | Management and staff responsible for planning, asset management and emergency management. |
| How can climate change risk assessment be integrated into council decisions and plans? | Chapter 7: Integrating climate change risk assessment into council decisions; Appendix 5: Checklist for plans | Management and staff involved in district and regional planning and decisions on assets, and resource consent applications. |
| Isn't this problem too big or long-term for a council to tackle, given all the uncertainties? | Chapter 1: Introduction (Box 1.1) | Councillors, managers |
