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Our City Our FutureWorkshop #1 8 February 2018
AGENDA
Timing Item08:00 ARRIVAL08:25 – 08:30 Welcome08:30 – 08:45 Introductions and overview of the workshop purpose and structure
08:45 – 09:30 Climate Change in Dunedin: the science we need to understand
09:30 – 10:00 Presentation of causal maps from questionnaire
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK10:15 – 10:45 Working session #1: Mapping the issues
10:45 – 11:00 Feedback from session #1: Key Issues that will need to be addressed
11:00 – 11:30 Working Session #2 (Using the maps to explore potential actions)
11:30 – 11:45 Feedback from session #2: Key themes to guide next steps
11:45 – 12:15 Next Steps12:15 – 12:30 CLOSING REMARKS
OUR CITY OUR FUTURE: WORKSHOP PURPOSE
The prime purpose of this workshop is to develop an understanding and commitment to a city focus on collective action.
To achieve this we will explore and discuss:i. the climate challenges facing Dunedin,ii. the issues these raise and the consequences for Dunedin of addressing
them successfully or not,iii. why collective action is needed to address them successfully,iv. the benefits that can come from collective action, andv. what would be required to sustain collective action over time.
Presentations: Climate Science and its Implications for Dunedin
1. Change Ahead – Adaptive Planning2. Global & NZ Climate Change Projections3. Natural Hazards in Dunedin City4. The Importance & Challenge of Downsizing5. Possible Futures for Dunedin
Judy LawrenceAndrew Tait
Mike GoldsmithSimon Cox
Chris Cameron
1. Framing the dayJudy Lawrence
Senior Research FellowNZ Climate Change Research Institute
Victoria University of Wellington
Source picture: http://www.ideachampions.com
Sea level rise is happening nowIt will accelerate
It will continue for centuriesIt is foreseeable
Source: PCE 2015
Response after events
Anticipate
Adapt
+Predict and act
Robust across many scenarios
The shift
Different types of impacts
• Slowly emerging impacts• Sea level rise
• Widening climate variability• Drought, increased flood and
coastal storm frequency
• Extremes• Coastal storm surge, intense
rainfall, wind
• Surprises• Accelerated sea level rise
• Combined impacts
• Planning ‒ Regional/district/asset
• Coastal and flood risk • Storm water, waste
water and water supply • Transport and utilities • Finance and insurance• Governance
Climate changes Systems affected
The ‘Goldilocks’ dilemma
What to do?
Not too much or too little
When to do it?
Not too early or too late
Challenges of long-term planning
• Tyranny of the present• Beyond imagining• Plays out a many levels• Others should solve it• Long-term commitment• Agency and community• Who pays?
We need to do both
Changing risk over time ongoing-social and political variability outside experienced range. The future will not be like the past
Adaptive Planning
From reactive adaptation to anticipatory adaptation
Adaptive Pathways Planning
Asks the following questions• Will the option meet the long term
objective?
• Will it increase or decrease exposure to the changing risk?
• What combination of options will give the greatest flexibility?
• What are their side effects?
• What other measures will assist meeting the objectives? (e.g. warning signals and decision triggers, planning controls, information)
•Considers lifetime of actions
• Short-term investment decisions can be made if they don’t close off options for the future
•Explores different pathways for robustness and flexibility as the climate changes
•Defines use-by date of options for change of path decisions
•Monitors triggers to identify change for timely actions
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Communities in a time of change
What is important for a functioning liveable community? How will climate change affect these goals and expectations?
2. Global & NZ Climate Change Projections
Dr Andrew TaitPrincipal Scientist – Climate
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
Global climate changes
NZ climate changes
• Heavy rainfall events are likely to become more intense, by around 8% per °C of warming, meaning future heavy rainfall events are more likely to result in localised flooding.
• Extreme flood peaks for rivers in many parts of the country will increase by 10-20% by 2050, meaning present-day flood protection may be insufficient in the future.
• Present-day droughts are expected to occur two to four times more frequently by the end of the century, particularly for eastern and northern regions.
Floods and droughts
NZ climate change impacts
NZ climate change impacts
• Impacts are mostly associated with the exacerbation of extreme events – e.g. flooding (river), heavy rainfall (wastewater and sewerage), drought (water supply), heatwaves (health).
• Sea-level rise is a crucial issue for most NZ urban areas, associated with coastal inundation, river flooding, drainage and salt-water intrusion into groundwater.
Urban Areas
• Inflows to the main hydro lakes are projected to increase by 5-10% over the next few decades.
• Increasing winter precipitation and snow melt and a shift from snowfall to rainfall will affect the timing of winter/spring hydro lake inflows.
• Climate warming is likely to reduce annual average peak electricity demands by 1-2% per °C across New Zealand, but increased summer peak demand in warmer areas (e.g. from Auckland) will place additional stress on networks at this time of year.
Energy supply and demand
NZ climate change impacts
• Climate change will almost certainly reduce biodiversity.
• On-going impacts of invasive species and habitat loss will dominate climate change signals in the short- to medium-term, but climatic change has the potential to exacerbate these existing stresses.
• The rich biota of the alpine zone is at risk through increasing shrubby growth and loss of herbs, especially if combined with increased establishment of invasive species.
Natural ecosystems
NZ climate change impacts
• Erosion and accretion rates of sandy coasts are likely to be affected by sea-level rise.
• Coastal inundation risk during high tides and storm surge events will increase with sea-level rise.
• For example, with 0.8m sea-level rise, the present-day 1-in-100 year tide level will be exceeded during more than 90% of all high tides.
Coastal environment
NZ climate change impacts
Thanks for your attention
Dr Andrew TaitPrincipal Scientist – Climate
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
3. Natural Hazards in Dunedin CityMichael Goldsmith, RiskSEERS Ltd
Dunedin’s physical environment
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Lammerlaw Range
Silver Peaks
• Geology• Geomorphology• Climate• Hydrology• Coastal processes
+ Human life and property = hazard
Flood hazard
Main channel
Coastal hazards:• Shoreline erosion• Storm surge• Tsunami• Groundwater• Changes in sea /
ground level
North Taieri Fault
Maungatua Fault
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Rock and
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Lammerlaw Range
Silver Peaks
Hyde Fault
Taieri Ridge Fault
Billy’s Ridge Fault Land-based hazards:
• Seismic (fault rupture, shaking, liquefaction, lateral spread…)
2015
Land-based hazards:• Landslide / rockfall
Climatic hazards:• Snow• Wind• Drought• Fire
Important natural hazard considerations…
1. Consequences of the hazard critical (as well as the likelihood)
Abbotsford, August 1979
Considerations for managing natural hazards
2. Disruption and economic impact at many levels (individual,
organisation, community)
Fisher & Paykel, April 2006
Considerations for managing natural hazards
3. Consider likelihood of being affected over longer term
Dunedin airport, June 1980
Considerations for managing natural hazards
4. Consider likelihood of being affected by any hazard
Considerations for managing natural hazards
5. Consider cumulative effects (repetitive nature of hazards…)
Henley, May 2012
Henley, July 2007
Summary
• Natural hazards: combination of physical environment, and the social or ‘built’ environment.
• Wide range of natural hazards experienced in Dunedin.
• Some important considerations for managing hazards.
• Additional hazards due to climate change unlikely, but frequency and effects of existing hazards may change.
The importance and challenge of downscaling
Dr Simon CoxPrincipal Scientist, GNS Science, Dunedin
Thinking about differences between global and local natural processesin planning for and mitigating effects of climate change
Downscaling
From probabilistic to deterministic.
Problem from a technical perspective – local processes not always clearly enough understood to provide certainty needed for mitigation or zonation.
Risk involves multiple hazards; there are both temporal (frequency) and spatial uncertainties
System overview
South Dunedin AnalogyLeaky paper cup
Pumps
Stormwater
Contribution runofffrom hill suburbs
Infrastructure
Local processes
Perched water table?
Upwards flow?
Land Motion
Sea Level Rise
Drain
Pump
Create storage
How much groundwater
flow from hills?
Variable water storage
Impermeable
Permeable
Impermeable
Different sediments?
Significant Unknowns (Geological)
3. Nature of sediment infill & hydrogeology (permeability)
4. Is there long-term subsidence and is it sediment compaction or tectonic?
5. Vertical flow of groundwater
Difficult to quantify
1. Volume and effect of hillslope runoff cf. lateral flow
2. Effect of human infrastructure – drains/sewers
Local vs Global processes: Example
Do we know enough already?
Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability
Something that causes harm or
an adverse effect. Has
MAGNITUDEFREQUENCY
Potential for casualty,
destruction, damage,
disruption or other form of
loss
Probability that harm or
adverse effect may occur if/when
exposed to a hazard
SPATIAL REACH?
MULTIPLEHAZARDS?
Need to work with uncertainty- gain local Scientific & Engineering consensus
Alpine Fault Scenario workshop – August
2016
To conclude
“We know enough” to begin organising social and political process, methodology and planning.
There is a void of high-quality, well-defined, holistic scientific information in regard to physical processes and actual vs. perceived local hazards.
The need to corral thinking and develop understanding of processes and their spatial reach is imminent, yet learn to work with uncertainty.
Recommend an expert forum to discuss, evaluate (and vent) the engineering and scientific perspective.
5. Possible Futures for Dunedin
Chris Cameron: Bodeker Scientific, 42 Russell Street, Alexandra 9320
Ph: 03 448 [email protected]
What will Dunedin be like:
• If we take no deliberate action?• If we are reactive rather than proactive?• If we act effectively?
“Real progress can only be made with collaborative action, across disciplines and across communities. No one individual or organisation can solve it alone.”
Insurance availability
• Who pays?
• Insurance Dialogue (National Science Challenge)• Insurance scenarios for high-risk urban areas
1. Insurance unavailable 2. Loss of mortgage 3. Forced sale
4. No buyer willing to take on risk
5. Owner walks away
6. House and neighbourhood
become increasingly run down
7. Risk of increased crime, community and social issues
8. Increased chance of pollution,
contamination or other risks
Scenario 1: Deterioration
1. Insurance unavailable 2. Loss of mortgage 3. Forced sale
4. Council / government
consortium buys and relocates house
5. Any profits put into assisting relocation of other residents – e.g.,
funding retirement village
6. Council and private infrastructure
gradually decommissioned /
relocated
7. Streets transitioned from urban to parkland
8. A level of order and structure
maintained in the neighbourhood
Scenario 2: Relocation
Assorted thoughts…
• City focus
• Timeframes• Urgency• Zoning and plans
OPPORTUNIT
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…and more
• Affordability
• Operating principles• Collaboration is key
OPPORTUNIT
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"Don’t keep calm and carry on – business as usual is not an option.”
Charles Anderson, CEO Sovereign Insurance, NZ
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Dennis Gabor, Nobel prize-winning physicist
Pre-Workshop Questionnaire: Issues Maps
Dr David Rees
Founding PartnerSynergia Ltd
From Lists to Webs
issue
issue issue
consequence
consequenceconsequence
consequence
consequence
consequence
cause
cause
cause
causecause
action
action action
Key Themes
• Community Buy-in
• Long-Term Plan• Working Together• Understanding Costs• Resistance to Change
Community Buy-In
Long-Term Plan
Working Together
Understanding Costs
Resistance to Change
Working Sessions: (Productive Conversations)
Dr David Rees
Founding PartnerSynergia Ltd
A Common Conversational Pattern(ensuring your are heard)
• “I understand your opinion but…”
• “It’s clear to me….”
• “Yes, but we need to…”
• “A couple of points…”
• “This is my take on the situation.”
‘My idea is’
‘My opinion is’
A Common Conversational Pattern(focusing on your part of the elephant)
• “What I want to look at is…”
• “I’d just like to put something
on the table”
• “I think we need…”
• “My concern is…”
• “I’d like to pick up an issue…”
As a Result
•Lots of ideas get raised, BUT:
•few are really discussed
•many are ignored, (relying on
persistent people to keep raising them)
•lots are lost in the pile!
…and the barking dogs get attended to
•Barking dogsItems that are often urgent, and sometimes important, usually forcefully argued
•Non-barking dogsItems that are important but often not urgent or understood, or articulated well enough
•Sleeping dogsUndiscussable items that no-one is willing or able to talk about or items that simply keep getting dropped or forgotten. These may make it difficult for other items to proceed unless they are addressed
…So, Maybe We Should Value:
•curiosity over opinion
•understanding over self defence
•building community over scoring points
•being truthful over being right
•trusting over doubting
•who we are rather than the role we play
Working Sessions: (Session #1:Exploring the Maps)
Exploring the Maps to Develop Common Ground
• Do they capture the key issues?
• What would you add, delete, modify?• Look at lists of outcomes and causes – would you add any to your map?
Resources:
• The Scientists• Their briefing papers• The Issue maps• List of outcomes from questionnaire• List of causes from questionnaire
Working Sessions: (Session #2 – exploring potential actions)
Exploring Potential Actions
• What items on the map would you want to increase or strengthen
• What items on the map would you want to decrease or weaken• What causal links would you want to strengthen or speed up• What causal links would you want to weaken or slow down
Next Steps:Creating a Sustainable Response
Broad-based Stewardship
SoundStrategy
SustainableFinancing
Requirements for Sustainable Transformation
Stewardship = Leadership
Stewardship means lifting your focus beyond your role and organisational requirements
Stewardship means taking on and accepting the responsibility to shepherd and safeguard the valuables of others
Pathway for Sustainable Change
Central to successful change is:
‘doing good stuff’
AND ‘learning to do good stuff together’
https://www.rethinkhealth.org/tools/stewardship-guide/
Phase 1: Start a Campaign
• The next step will require the launch of a cross-organizational collaboration to address a specific issue that necessitates coordination from multiple organizations
• Focus on a specific issue, that can be addressed within a limited time
• A successful initial campaign is characterized by new, cooperative relationships being forged among leaders from diverse organizations that play a critical role in shaping Dunedin’s approach to climate change
• One of the critical challenges to overcome is forging trust with peer leaders who bring a different mindset and series of motivations to the table
Phase 1: Pitfalls
• Temporary and time-bounded purpose• Project leadership, not stewardship• “We’ve done enough.”• Narrow scope, restricted vision
Consequences: One problem solved, no broader system impact
Phase 1: Momentum Builders
• Conduct a common assessment.
• Convene and launch a team of multi-sector champions• Challenge the status quo• Develop systems thinking among a broad cadre of leaders
Consequences: Well-positioned leaders experience increasing urgency to do more together; initial accomplishments result in determination to do
more together
Moving to Phase 1: Task
Key Questions:
• Do you believe are ready to move to a collaborative campaign• What pitfalls do you anticipate?• What momentum builders are well established?• What role do you see yourself playing?