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Does the Minister agree with the consideration of "multiple future climate conditions for adaptation decision-making and risk management", as is now "widely accepted... best practice", as noted by the Ministry for the Environment in the briefing dated 19/05/2026 and titled 26-BRF-00956 'The use of climate projections in the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map'?

Answered Question 37179 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Does the Minister agree with the consideration of "multiple future climate conditions for adaptation decision-making and risk management", as is now "widely accepted... best practice", as noted by the Ministry for the Environment in the briefing dated 19/05/2026 and titled 26-BRF-00956 'The use of climate projections in the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map'?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

Answer

I agree that using multiple scenarios is prudent in decision-making