Thousands of homes and billions of dollars of public assets are at
risk from rising sea levels and we should be strengthening our natural
defences now, experts say.
A leaked government draft report on
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change concluded that $19 billion worth of
buildings, 43,000 homes, and 2000 kilometres could be inundated
by rising sea levels.
The greater Wellington region
faces a double-whammy of rising seas and sinking land, meaning it will
have the highest relative rise in New Zealand, but planners said they
were "ahead of the game" compared with other areas.
Greater Wellington Regional Council natural hazards analyst Dr Iain
Dawe said not enough was being done nationally to prepare for the
coastal impacts of climate change, but Wellington was the first to have a
natural hazards plan in place.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/96539980/holding-back-the-rising-tide-naturally
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