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What can you do to prepare and adapt?
Find out how climate change is expected to impact on your region. Plan for and minimise any risks relevant to you and your family.
Ask yourself these questions:
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If you are buying or building a house, think about how climate change may affect your home over the next 50 years. Is flooding an issue now? Will it increase in the future? Is erosion a concern? Is the site stable?
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What is your community doing to adapt to climate change?
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Are key roads you use at risk from flooding, landslips, heavy snow or wind events?
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Do you live in a community with a potential water supply issue? Or water quality problems?
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Does your community contain natural ecosystems that are sensitive to climate?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, talk to your council about your concerns or talk to someone in the adaptation team at the Ministry for the Environment.
You can also help New Zealand take action on climate change by living sustainably: make your house more energy efficient and take a look at your regular mode of transport – what can you do to cut back emissions?
