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Future Coasts Aotearoa serious game
NIWA has developed an adaptation simulation game - Future Coasts Aotearoa - created to discover people’s behaviours and preferences on sea-level rise adaptation. -
Weather and climate experts set to unite
News article09 April 2025Weather and climate experts set to unite - Ministers' announcement. -
Extreme atmospheric rivers could double in future climate
Media release18 March 2025New Zealand could face twice as many of the most extreme atmospheric rivers by the end of the century. -
Research outputs
Research projects carried out under the Future Coasts programme -
Potential adaptation options
Research ProjectSee reports produced to guide potential adaptation strategies in the Lower Waikato region. -
Causal diagrams to help understand wellbeing in Te Puuaha| The Lower Waikato River
Research ProjectThe Te Puuaha case study uses causal diagrams to show how sea level rise impacts whaanau wellbeing, helping identify areas for action. -
Future Coasts multi-hazards game
Research ProjectA serious game simulating a coastal lowland scenario under climate change to support adaptation decision-making and community engagement. -
Mapping Elevation Capital
Research ProjectMapping migration space for coastal habitats under sea-level-rise -
Losing ground to sea-level rise
Research ProjectMangroves on the atoll of Ouvéa are struggling with the changing climate. -
Microbes behind unprecedented surge in methane emissions
Media release25 November 2024Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions. -
New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA) dataset
Research ProjectNIWA has produced a high-resolution regional atmospheric reanalysis dataset, the New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA). -
Forecasting floods in a fraction of the time with AI
Media release29 October 2024NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models.