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Climate change

OECD-NZ
Public Security

OECD Report: New Zealand needs to improve education outcomes, competition, and climate mitigation

May 7, 2024

After a post-COVID-19 period of overheating followed by weak growth, New Zealand’s economy is slowly picking up and inflation is easing. According to a just-published OECD report, lower inflation should improve real incomes and economic […]

Peeni Henare
Defence

Defence Minister addresses climate security at defence summit

June 13, 2022

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Defence Minister Peeni Henare identifies climate change as one of the greatest security challenges for New Zealand and the Indo-Pacific region. Minister Henare joined a panel of Defence Ministers to […]

The Climate Crisis: Defence Readiness and Responsibilities
Defence

Defence Assessment on climate change and security released

December 5, 2018

Minister of Defence Ron Mark and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have today released a Defence Assessment on the security implications of climate change. The Climate Crisis: Defence Readiness and Responsibilities explores the implications […]

Climate Change
International

Climate change security implications for New Zealand and Indo-Pacific

July 20, 2018

Dr J. Scott Hauger, professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, writes that there are several actions that security sector leaders must take in order to manage climate change. […]

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