The Insurance Council presented at AUT’s conference “Managing the impact of Sea Level Rise in New Zealand ” on 8 April 2016.
The conference brought together international experts, as well as New Zealand’s leading policy makers, scientists and key industry representatives to showcase effective adaptation strategies to manage the impact of sea level rise in New Zealand.
ICNZ’s presentation Sea level rise and extreme weather events – adaptation, risk and insurance focused on the need to employ adaptation measures to reduce the risks arising from climate change so insurance remains affordable and accessible in areas that will face increasing risks. This will require central and local government as well as private sector and community solutions. Risk assessments must include rare but very costly events as well as more frequent less damaging ones.
One News and TV3’s Newshub broadcast coverage of the conference can be found at the links below:
Download ICNZ’s presentation here.
Download ICNZ’s 15 point plan for better protecting NZ from natural hazards.