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Social vulnerability to the impacts of

31 Jul 2024

Vulnerability is defined as the propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected and encompasses a variety of concepts and elements, including sensitivity or susceptibility to harm and lack of capacity to cope and adapt. [...] This means that the lower the exposure to hazards, and the healthier and more resilient our population, the lower the risk of climate-related hazards. [...] 19 3 Climate-related hazards and potential impacts in New Zealand Understanding social vulnerability to climate-related hazards involves first understanding and identifying the hazards, and the potential impacts they can have on people’s health and wellbeing. [...] The top half of the North Island, and coastal Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions, are expected to have the greatest increase in the number of hot days in future (Ministry for the Environment, 2018). [...] The case study involved stakeholder engagement and participation, to develop, test, and trial the indicator set and outputs, and identify ways in which the indicators might be used.

Authors

Helene

Pages
277
Published in
New Zealand

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