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 Welcome

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

Please click here to access the keynote and lead presentations from day one of the adaptation conference (20 May 2009).


Nau mai, haere mai koutou ngā matāwaka ki tēnei o ngā wānanga whakaharahara!

Demand for science-based advice to assist planning for climate change adaptation is growing.  The New Zealand Climate Change Centre (NZCCC) invites you to a conference on climate change adaptation at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand 20–21 May 2009.

This two-day conference will include keynote speeches and presentations by leading international and New Zealand experts and researchers on climate change and adaptation, case-study based panel discussions, and input from end-users on their needs for information and tools.  The NZCCC’s aim is to stimulate collaborative research by facilitating communication between scientists, planners, councils, engineers, businesses, Māori, and organisations dealing with climate change issues.

Climate change scenarios will be presented to provide context for discussions about the potential impacts and required adaptation measures that New Zealand will have to adopt in coming decades.

Themes
  • Land-based primary industries (farming, agriculture, horticulture, forestry)
  • Energy and industry (including mining and manufacturing)
  • Māori
  • Health
  • Local government (including transport and infrastructure)
  • Conservation and natural systems (including biodiversity and biosecurity)
The sector papers will be prepared and presented by invited lead authors. Researchers who would like to showcase recent work on climate change adaptation and related issues are invited to submit a poster.

The New Zealand Climate Change Centre is making the 2009 climate change adaptation conference a carboNZeroCertTM certified event.  The event will measure and manage (reduce) the greenhouse gas emissions associated with running the conference (such as energy and food consumed at the venue). We will also offset the remaining unavoidable emissions (excluding attendee travel) by purchasing verified carbon credits from credible New Zealand projects. We encourage attendees to consider the environmental impact of their travel to the conference and to offset their travel-related emissions where possible.  For more information, please contact the carboNZeroCertTM programme (0800 CNZERO).

We look forward to your attendance.

David Wratt and Martin Manning
Co-convenors of the NZCCC Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2009






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