Transcript respond to the most important, national-scale issues and

Title
Presenter, Position, Organisation
The Deep South National Science
Challenge
Te Kōmata o Te Tonga
National Science Challenges
“The National Science Challenge funding is to fund research,
science, or technology, or related activities that have the
potential to respond to the most important, national-scale
issues and opportunities identified by science stakeholders
and the New Zealand public.”
National Science Challenge Request for Proposals, 2013
Concept & Principles
Climate change across the Challenges
Building better homes, towns and cities
• Urban climate impacts
Resilience to nature’s challenges
• Coastal inundations, erosion, floods
Our land and water
• Floods, farm impacts, drought events, climate implications on productivity
New Zealand’s biological heritage
• Biodiversity, biological impacts of climate change
Sustainable seas
• Marine impacts of climate change
The Deep South Challenge
Objective from Cabinet
To understand the role of the Antartic and Southern Ocean in
determining our climate and our future environment.
The Deep South Challenge
This Challenge will enable New Zealanders to adapt,
manage risk, and thrive in a changing climate.
… Working with our communities and industry, we will guide
planning and policy to enhance resilience and exploit
opportunities. This will be built on improved predictions of
future climate, supported by new understanding of Antarctic
and Southern Ocean processes. The Challenge will focus on the
effects of a changing climate on key climate sensitive economic
sectors, infrastructure and natural resources.
The Deep South Challenge
Programmes
Climate research ecosystem in New
Zealand
Climate research ecosystem in New
Zealand
Processes & Observations
Improving our understanding of the global climate
system by observing the Southern Ocean,
Antarctica and the atmosphere.
Processes & Observations
Funded projects:
•
Improving predictions and understanding the Deep South
drivers of New Zealand’s climate
•
Targeted observation and process-informed modelling of
Antarctic sea ice
•
Reducing biases in the representation of clouds and aerosols in
NZESM
•
The Southern Ocean in a warming world and its influence on
New Zealand’s climate
Earth System Modeling &
Prediction
Developing and utilising the New Zealand Earth
System Model to produce improved projections of
climate change.
Earth System Modeling &
Prediction
Earth System Modeling &
Prediction
Funded projects:
•
Establishing a New Zealand Earth System Modelling Capability
•
Improving predictions and understanding the Deep South drivers of New
Zealand’s climate
•
Targeted observation and process-informed modelling of Antarctic sea ice
•
Reducing biases in the representation of clouds and aerosols in NZESM
•
Assessing and validating NZESM using modern and historical observations
•
The Southern Ocean in a warming world and its influence on New Zealand’s
climate
Impacts & Implications
Understanding the potential impacts and
implications of climate change for New Zealand to
support planning and decision-making, and aid
adaptation efforts.
Four main areas of interest
The Impacts and Implications programme will focus on
four key areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Extreme weather events
Drought
Shifts in temperature, rainfall and wind statistics
Sea level rise
Impacts & Implications
Funded projects:
Vision Mātauranga
Strengthening the capacity and capability of
iwi/hapū/whānau and Māori business to deal with
climate change impacts, risks and adaptation.
Vision Mātauranga
Funded projects:
• Te Hiku o Te Ika climate change
• Exploring coastal adaptation pathways with Tangoio Marae
• Revitalising Māori environmental indicators to forecast
weather and climate extremes
• Climate resilient Māori land investment decisions to
enhance Māori prosperity
• Adaptation strategies to address climate change impacts on
coastal Māori communities
Engagement
Helping New Zealanders make informed decisions
about climate change, and inform climate change
research.
Engagement – we all wear many
hats
1. Informing research
priorities
2. Sharing and use of
information
3. Capability building
Engagement
Funded projects:
Smaller funds ($3-10k) are available through a rolling
Expression of Intent process.
Thank you