Comparison of Relative Sea Level Rise projections presented in the Kāpiti Coast Coastal Hazards Susceptibility and Vulnerability Assessment Reports Volume 1 (2021) and Volume 2 (2022) with new information from more recent IPCC publications & MfE guidancec
- Author
- Jacobs New Zealand Limited.
- Year
- 2024
- Journal / Source
- addendum to report for Kapiti Coast District Council.
- Publisher / Organisation
- Kapiti Coast District Council.
- Summary
- used & instead of "and" to fit title in. Should be "and" This addendum sets out the comparison of relative sea level rise projections presented in the Kāpiti Coast Coastal Hazards Susceptibility and Vulnerability Assessment Volume 1: Methodology (IS355300-NC-RPT0003-1) (Section 3) and Volume 2: Results (IS355300-NC-RPT-0004-2) (Section 2.1) to the more recent information that has become available since modelling for the Volume 2 report was undertaken in 2021, and the Volume 2 report subsequently being released in February 2022. This information includes: • IPCC (2021) Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. • NZ SeaRise Programme (2022) by Victoria University (In partnership with GNS, NIWA and Antarctic Science Platform). • Ministry for the Environment (2022a) Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment. • Ministry for the Environment (2022b) Aotearoa New Zealand’s first national adaptation plan. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment.