National Climate Change Risk Assessments
About these reports
The National Climate Change Risk Assessment is an important way we help Aotearoa New Zealand adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Every six years from 2026, the Commission will deliver a risk assessment (NCCRA). These reports are required under section 5ZQ of the Climate Change Response Act 2002.
The reports provide a national picture of how the country may be affected by climate change-related hazards. They also identify the most significant risks and opportunities, and steps to take to address them.
These risk assessments enable the government to prioritise action, including through the government's national adaptation plans.
We conducted a call for evidence on this mahi from November 2024 to March 2025. Read more on our consultation platform.
2020 National Climate Change Risk Assessment
The first risk assessment was delivered by the Ministry for the Environment in 2020. You can read the first national climate change risk assessment on the Ministry for the Environment website.