Adaptation knowledge for New Zealand’s primary industries: Known, not known and needed

Cradock-Henry, Nicholas A.; Flood, Stephen; Buelow, Franca; Blackett, Paula; Wreford, Anita

doi:10.1016/j.crm.2019.100190

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“…Consistent with global trends, New Zealand is already experiencing the effects of climate change including more frequent and intense drought [38,39] and extreme rainfall [40]. These are expected to continue, with adverse impacts for the primary sector [6,41], with significant implications for the nation's dairy industry [42,43].…”

Section: Case Study Location and Extra-tropical Cyclone Debbiementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The surveyed dairy farmers require a 2-to 3-year window to recover from extreme events such as ETC Debbie. Increasing climate variability and change has the potential to confound recovery by narrowing the opportunities for recouping financial losses and rebuilding or replacing infrastructure, eroding adaptive capacity [6,28,[61][62][63].…”

Section: Seasonalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Complex hazard events such as floods cause considerable damage to climate-sensitive, resource-dependent industries and their connected communities [1][2][3]. In order to reduce vulnerability to changing flood hazards and risks due to climate change, adaptation will be required [4][5][6]. Decision makers implementing adaptation actions must understand industries' vulnerability to adverse consequences in terms of who is vulnerable, the nature of the vulnerability, the nature of the stresses, and the capacity to adapt to ongoing changing risk where uncertainties prevail [7][8][9][10][11].…”

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Flood Impacts on Dairy Farms in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

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Flood damage assessments provide critical information for flood hazard mitigation under changing climate conditions. Recent efforts to improve and systemise damage assessments have focused primarily on urban environments with few examples for primary industries such as dairy. This paper explores the adverse consequences of flooding on dairy farms in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand. Ex-tropical Cyclone Debbie in April 2017 caused prolonged riverine and surface water flooding on over 3500 hectares of dairy farmland. The event provided an opportunity to develop and apply a participatory approach for collecting information about on-farm flood damage, and both response and recovery actions implemented by dairy farmers. Semi-structured interviews and transect walks with farmers revealed a range of direct and indirect damages to production and capital assets, influenced by duration of inundation, silt deposition and seasonality. Results highlight the need to identify on-farm and off-farm asset interdependencies of dairy farm systems to estimate long-term socio-economic consequences at farm-level. Enhancing dairy farm flood resilience in a changing climate will rely on farm-level response and recovery plans, proactively supported by emergency management agencies, farm service suppliers and support agencies.

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“…While the foregoing elements are necessary, sometimes a skilled, charismatic and passionate leader is required to locate emerging or old problems, bring actors together and coordinate support (Olsson et al 2004). Finally, Sharma-Wallace et al (2018) highlight the necessity of being ready for windows of opportunity for adaptive governance-taking advantage of events (such as natural disasters or a change in government) to initiate adaptive governance (Olsson et al 2006, Brundiers and Eakin 2018, Cradock-Henry et al 2019.…”

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Tools for adaptive governance for complex social-ecological systems: a review of role-playing-games as serious games at the community-policy interface

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The management of natural resources-from forests to fisheries to freshwater-is becoming increasingly complex and requires new tools and processes for engaging with individuals, communities, and decision-makers. Policy makers and practitioners have begun using serious games (SGs) (those used for purposes other than entertainment) to overcome some of the complex challenges of governing resources in social-ecological systems. This paper uses a systematic literature review methodology to assess role-playing SGs for natural resource management. Fifty-two articles from the role-playing game (RPG) subset of SGs are identified, synthesised and analysed using a multi-criteria evaluation framework. First, we explore three theoretical and conceptual elements of games: principles of RPGs, functions of games, and (practical) game characteristics. We evaluate game elements, including game design, adherence to reality and the degree to which games integrate elements of participatory-and action research. These dimensions of RPGs are then analysed and discussed. Particular attention is paid to the value and application of RPGs to address complex problems with interacting environmental, social, cultural and economic challenges, and the extent to which they can inform adaptive governance solutions. Results show that RPGs can be a valuable tool at different levels; however, we also identify important gaps in the current state of knowledge, in particular, related to bridging community-and higher-level decision-making scales through RPGs.

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“…Studies in other sectors have shown that collating and synthesising existing knowledge can be a useful way to identify relationships between different factors [26,27]. Reviews of existing knowledge also allow identification and prioritisation of knowledge gaps and emerging research needs [28]. Given the diversity of aquaculture [9], it is important to recognise that information for one species may not be directly relevant for another, likewise, not all locations and production systems will be exposed to the same challenges from climate stressors [29].…”

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Insight into real-world complexities is required to enable effective response from the aquaculture sector to climate change

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This study demonstrates how a comprehensive knowledge base can be used by the aquaculture industry, researchers, and policymakers as a foundation for more targeted and detailed climate change impact analysis, risk assessments and adaptation planning. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) production in Norway was used as a case study and to illustrate the need to consider impacts from multiple stressors across different production stages and the wider supply chain. Based on literature searches and industry news, a total of 45 impacts and 101 adaptation responses were identified. Almost all impacts were linked to multiple climate stressors, and many adaptation responses can be used for a range of impacts. Based on the research, a move towards more targeted and detailed assessments is recommended. This can be facilitated through a strong knowledge base, further research to address complexities, and better communication between all stakeholders. The results also demonstrate the need for more climate change research that reflects the challenges that the aquaculture sector faces, where multiple stressors and the range of impacts across production stages and the wider supply chain are included. Highlighting the wide range of stressors, impacts and adaptation responses provides a more holistic understanding of the real-world complexities that aquaculture producers face. This again could facilitate adoption of more effective responses to climate change needed to maintain or increase production sustainably.

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Adaptation knowledge for New Zealand’s primary industries: Known, not known and needed

Cited by 20 publications

References 71 publications

Flood Impacts on Dairy Farms in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Flood Impacts on Dairy Farms in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Tools for adaptive governance for complex social-ecological systems: a review of role-playing-games as serious games at the community-policy interface

Insight into real-world complexities is required to enable effective response from the aquaculture sector to climate change

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