Events

This is an invitation to join us at the launch of the final report in EDS’s Climate Change Adaptation Act: Building a Durable Future project. This report is the final stage in Phase 1 of the project and combines the lessons from three previous working papers.

This final report, Design Recommendations for a Climate Adaptation Act, sets out concrete recommendations for the design of new legislation for climate adaptation. That legislation is now a priority for the Government and ideally needs cross-party support so it is durable over time. Our report suggests a workable and pragmatic way forward. It addresses the important issues of funding, property rights, managed retreat and fairness and draws on national and international case studies.

The Environmental Defence Society acknowledges support for the project from IAG New Zealand, ASB Bank, Beca, Wellington City Council and Auckland Council.

Date: Thursday 11 July 2024

Time: 12.30pm – 2pm (light lunch served 12.30pm – 1pm)

Venue: The Cube, ASB, 12 Jellicoe Street, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland

Cost: there is no charge to attend but registration is essential

RSVP: please secure your place by COB Monday 8 July.

A limited number of hard copies of the report will be available at the launch and an electronic copy will be available via the EDS website. Previous working papers are available on the EDS website here.

Join EDS’s Policy Director and author of Environmental Defenders, Raewyn Peart, as she journeys through her new book and some highly pertinent lessons from our recent past.

Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural world tells the story of how the law has been mobilised over the past 50 years to protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious places. Featuring major environmental battles of the past half century, the book provides an insider’s account of how a small group of lawyers and scientists, under the EDS banner, took on the might of the government and development interests to secure important wins on behalf of the environment.

With the coalition government’s proposals to roll back many of the environmental protections put in place over past decades, Environmental Defenders provides invaluable insights into environmental controversies of today.

The book contains much material that has not previously seen the light of day. It is a substantial hardback richly illustrated with images of some of the most beautiful parts of the country.

Date: Wednesday 17 July 2024

Time: Midday – 12.45pm

Location: online via zoom webinar

Cost: there is no cost to attend but registration is essential

Viaduct Events Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

And we’ll leave you with a call to action from Climate Change Commission Chairperson Rod Carr at the 2023 conference:

“It’s about opportunities, it’s not about obligations. Stand up to those who are in the way of a better future.”