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November 02, 2023
Resources related to
Climate Change
NIWA
The changing climate will affect our land-use options, our water quality and availability, and will test the resilience of our communities. These resources aim to help Aotearoa’s primary sector adapt to a future where extreme weather events are more frequent.
Technical Report
Ecosystem-based solutions for climate change adaptation in rural landscapes of NZ
This report describes ways that nature can support farm systems to adapt to a future under climate change. Pastures that are more diverse, for example,…
Journal Article
Attribution of River Water-Quality Trends to Agricultural Land Use and Climate Variability in New Zealand
Trends at 1051 river monitoring sites across New Zealand incrementing annually for time windows of 10 and 20 years over the 28-year period ending 2017…
Video
Regenerative Agriculture: Climate Change and Soil Health
The 2nd webinar in a series of 5 about regenerative agriculture in New Zealand, held on 3 November 2021. Speakers: Clare Buchanan (Align Farms), Dr…
Summary
Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry: Adapting to Increasing Drought
Advice to central and regional government, industry bodies, and the research, science and innovation community on what is needed to better support primary sector adaptation…
Video
Creating a Diverse and Sustainable Dairy Farming and Forestry Landscape (video)
This short video features Graham Smith, a Waikato dairy farmer whose farm played host to one of last year’s Rural Professionals Fund Projects. The project…
Journal Article
Meteorological drought in Northland, NZ: A regional and local analysis using copulas
Meteorological drought is a significant and recurring hazard in Northland, where eight droughts have been recorded since 1900. An analysis characterised by severity, duration, and…
Summary
Project Summary: Creating a Diverse Dairy Farming and Forestry Landscape
This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to assess the impact of trees in dairy paddocks on pasture production…
Technical Report
Challenges and Opportunities for New Zealand Agriculture under Climate Change (2022 update)
Future climate is likely to have a major impact on the primary sector, and has the potential to drive major shifts in land use as…
Technical Report
The Matrix of Drivers: 2022 Update
The Matrix of Drivers: 2022 Update presents an up-to-date summary of 35 global issues, trends and innovations (the ‘drivers’) with potential to influence the agri-food…
Summary
35 Drivers Likely to Impact Farming in New Zealand: Fact Sheets
Each of the 35 global trends and challenges likely to influence land use change in New Zealand, identified by the Matrix of Drivers project, has…
Journal Article
Communities and Climate Change: Why Practices and Practitioners Matter
Communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are intimately tied to a considerable amount of cultural and biological diversity. Much of that diversity…
Summary
Summer forage crops: Options for a drystock farm based on a Waikato case study
Options are required for drystock farmers to fill the summer feed gap. As part of the `Summer-safe multi-species cattle pasture’ project funded by the Our…