Good data needed to plan for sea-level rise

Kāpiti Coast District Council has commissioned a report to help our community prepare for the impacts of sea-level rise due to climate change.

Planning for our future requires robust information about how our coast will change due to sea-level rise and the coastal hazards this will cause over the next 30, 50, and 100 years. That’s why Council asked coastal engineering and environmental experts Jacobs New Zealand Ltd to do a ‘coastal hazard susceptibility and vulnerability assessment’ for the Kāpiti Coast District coastline.

The report is being developed using scientific best practice, the most up-to-date technical data currently available, and meets central government requirements.

Read the methodology on the Council website www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/coastal-science.