Aotearoa New Zealand’s coastal lowlands are our flat low-lying land (or plains) adjacent to coasts and estuaries. Our coastal lowlands are valued for many reasons, including unique ecological wetlands, cultural sites of significance, valued recreational areas, highly-productive agriculture and are popular places to live.
Unstoppable sea-level rise (SLR) will force changes to coastal lowlands and our use of these environments.
Future Coasts Aotearoa is a five-year (2021-2026) collaborative research programme led NIWA that aims to transform coastal lowland systems threatened by relative sea-level-rise into prosperous communities.
Pathways thinking
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We are presenting these resources using Pathways thinking; a strategic planning approach that allows for uncertainty and change. This framework encourages you to consider many different options, how long they may be effective for and when you may need to change tack. The approach focusses on informed planning and acknowledges that there will be many ways to do things.
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Research projects carried out under the Future Coasts programme
