Climate Change Commission releases climate adaptation report
He Pou a Rangi - Climate Change Commission has released its latest progress report on the Government’s first National Adaptation Plan.
About the National Adaptation Plan
The Government released its first National Adaptation Plan in 2022. The National Adaptation Plan considers the impacts of climate change now and into the future and sets out how the country will adapt.
About the report
The Climate Change Commission is required to provide an independent progress report on the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan.
You can read the Commission’s latest progress report here: 2026 Progress report: National adaptation plan(opens in new tab) [Climate Change Commission website].
The Government will consider the report and is required to publish a written response to it by January 31, 2027.