EDS has launched the final report of Phase 1 of its Climate Adaptation Project. Titled Design Recommendations for a Climate Adaptation Act, the report sets out a package of statutory and institutional reforms to enable the country to successfully adapt to climate risks. 

“The need for new legislation has taken on increased urgency given recent climate-related disasters across the country,” said report author and EDS Policy Director Raewyn Peart.

The earlier working papers by EDS highlighted a number of significant gaps in the legal and policy settings for climate adaptation and managed retreat. The report provides recommendations on how to fill these gaps.

The report can be accessed here.