Judy Lawrence
Some communities unable to afford climate change protection
A new government report confirms poorer, coastal and low-lying riverside communities will not be able to pay to protect themselves from the effects of climate change.
It identifies 44 lower-income… Audio
IPCC issues "dire warning", brief window still exists
The IPCC has issued a dire warning about the consequences of inaction on climate change, with many of the impacts of global warming already "irreversible". But the report authors say there is still a… Audio
Flood protection won't work in climate-changed environment
A climate change researcher says local and central government must stop allowing houses to be built in at-risk areas and we should no longer rely on flood protection infrastructure such as stopbanks… Audio
Stopbanks can't be relied upon as climate changes - expert
The country is being warned it can no longer rely on stopbanks to prevent flooding as climate change will make major weather events - like the one over the weekend - more severe.
Judy Lawrence from… Audio
Experts want to see Climate Change Risk Assessment implemented
Climate change experts want New Zealand to act immediately to implement the new National Climate Change Risk Assessment.
The report, the first of its kind, highlights the areas that need urgent… Audio
Councils can't cope: Productivity Commission
Local councils dealing with climate change, and struggling with overloaded infrastructure and high visitor numbers need better financial support - according to a new report from the Productivity… Audio
Life or Death under Pharmac - Part One
Our recent story on 14-year-old Stella Beswick who has SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) invoked such a huge response from our listeners and followers on social media who shared similar experiencies. So… Video, Audio
Erosion on Kāpiti Coast: Councils watch managed retreat
Councils around the country will be looking to the Greater Wellington Regional Council as it begins planning a managed rereat from the Kāpiti Coast. The council is proposing putting in a 40m erosion… Audio
Climate change costs fund urged: 'We're talking billions'
A climate conference in Palmerston North has heard calls for a special fund to be set up to help pay for future costs of climate change. It would be similar to the Earthquake Commission, set up in… Audio
The Cascade Effect: re-thinking climate resilience
We're increasingly being confronted with obvious climate impacts like drought, fire, and coastal flooding, but our responses to these changes are not keeping pace. Dr Judy Lawrence talks to Kathryn… Audio
Adapting to Climate Change
Dr Judy Lawrence who is a Research Fellow at the Climate Change Research Institute of Victoria University of Wellington, co-chaired a working group setr up by the government to advise on how we might… Audio
NZ unprepared for climate change
An international report says we are unprepared for the increase in floods, droughts, and wildfires expected as a result of climate change. Audio