Find out what adaptation principles and initiatives you can introduce to enable increased resilience to the physical, social, economic and cultural impacts of climate change.
These articles and guides examine several adaptation examples and approaches.
Increasing disaster preparedness and resilience
Like waves crashing to shore, it seems disasters just keep coming – devastating hurricanes in Florida and floods in Spain are just two recent examples. But with every disaster comes the opportunity to learn and to increase preparedness and resilience for the inevitable “next time”. We take a look at the roles engineers play and how best practices evolve, based on experiences here and abroad.
Navigating natural disasters
The 2023 Auckland Anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted the need for a robust land classification system so affected homeowners could gain certainty about the future of their properties. So, just over a year on, how are things working for engineers in Auckland and Hawke's Bay, and what are some of the lessons learnt?
Resilience requires revolutionary changes
In the wake of catastrophic weather events in New Zealand, how do we engineer our way forward?
Creative thinking clears water
An innovative, collaborative project to replace a 1960s culvert has led to restored water flow, revitalised wetlands and flood reduction.
Climate resilient homes quick guides
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) have published two guides –providing practical and affordable strategies to help homeowners and their designers make decisions that ensure homes are more resilient to the effects of climate change.
A flood resilient home is a home that is designed, built and used in a way to reduce the impacts of flooding, or to allow for faster recovery from a flood.
A higher temperature resilient home is a home that is designed, built and used in a way that reduces the impacts of higher temperatures.
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation
We need to change the way we organise to adapt to our changing world.
Read case studies from Ecology and Society
Insurance retreat and climate leases
Sea level rise and managed retreat have massive implications on climate change, as discussed in a webinar by Te Kāhiu Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, Engineering New Zealand Nelson-Marlborough Branch and Young Engineers.
