A new climate change document will be fundamental in the future decision-making of about 70 Otago councils and organisations, Otago Regional Council staff say. Photo: ODT filesThe 269-page Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment report by consultants Tonkin and Taylor was tabled at the regional council’s data and information committee meeting yesterday. The milestone report highlights the risks Otago’s natural environment, built environment, economy and governance will face due to climate change in the next 100 years. Operations general manager Gavin Palmer said the report would allow for a unified approach to climate change across the region. The report would be updated every six years and was developed in line with the approach used by the government on its national climate change risk assessment, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 10, 2021 15:33 UTC