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Eastern Bays Climate Resonse Network

EBCRN is focussed on the need to act now to both mitigate the causes of accelerating climate change as well as prepare for the impact on our community. You can find out more about Eastbourne and the Network here.

 

If you have climate related events, resources, requests, suggestions or any other information you would like to share please send it to us.

Some of the events listed here (marked G) come via the excellent Glean Report - Science and knowledge events in New Zealand. Free to subscribe.

Eastern Bays Climate Response Network on Facebook.

Rather than the somewhat one-way communications that this newsletter and our web page provides, we have also created a Facebook group for this that use this channel - this will promote more day to day interaction, discussion, and be another way to share information and events with others.

Feel free to comment or post on topics related to the goals of this group on the Facebook page. Note that it is publicly visible.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/easternbaysclimateresponsenetwork

Glean Report

Reducing agricultural greenhouse gases: a New Zealand perspective. A seminar by Sinead Leahy *ONLINE*

Wed 11 October 12:00 - 13:00 More information  Add To Calendar

Climate change adaptation and the inevitability of managed retreat: some scientific, policy, and theological perspectives. A conversation with Jonathan Boston *ONLINE*

Thu 12 October 20:30 - 21:30 More information Add To Calendar

News

Country’s largest insurer IAG begins insurance ‘retreat’ from flood-prone homes 

The country’s largest insurer IAG will not issue new insurance policies on flood-prone and landslip-threatened homes categorised as either 2 or 3 after the Auckland Anniversary weekend flooding in January, and Cyclone Gabrielle in February.

Country’s largest insurer IAG begins insurance ‘retreat’ from flood-prone homes 

One broker described it as the beginning of a country-wide “insurance retreat” which would leave owners of flood and landslip-prone homes struggling to sell them...

The Hutt Zone - Mike Joy Part 2

John MacDonald's hosted program The Hutt Zone on Wellington Access Radio is broadcasting Mike Joy's presentation on Degrowth as a mini-series of episodes. Part 1 was last week, part 2 is now available:

Mike's talk starts at 31:00 in episode 21-09-2023

Consultation

Inquiry into climate adaptation

Public submissions are now being called for the Environment Committee's Inquiry into climate adaptation

For the purpose of its inquiry, the committee is particularly interested in:

  •  The current approach to community-led retreat and adaptation funding, its strengths, risks and costs
  •  Lessons learned from severe weather events and natural disasters in Aotearoa New Zealand for community-led retreat and funding climate adaptation
  •  Effective mechanisms for community-led decision making
  •  The role of the private sector in managing climate risk
  •  Potential institutional arrangements, including roles and responsibilities of central and local government agencies, iwi and hapu
  •  Māori participation, Crown obligations, and how to best give effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi, and integrate matauranga Māori and te ao Māori across the adaptation system
  •  Alignment and integration with existing legislation and regulatory framework, including the reformed resource management system and any changes needed to regulatory powers and potential economic or other incentives needed to support adaptation actions (both before and after extreme events)
  •  Funding sources, access to them and principles and criteria for cost sharing
  •  Targets or indicators for assessing progress to more resilient communities and infrastructure.

The closing date for submissions is Wednesday, 01 November 2023. Have your say on the Inquiry into climate adaptation.

 

Note: we create this newsletter "on the fly" as information and events come to our attention. Sometimes short notice of event dates mean the event passes before we send this out, so each email may be triggered but an upcoming event rather than a reasonable interval since the last release. Please feel free to give feedback on content and frequency of news, and send through items you might feel are of interest to the group.

 

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