Flood damage to infrastructure is expected to grow

New research by Earth Sciences New Zealand, commissioned by Te Waihanga, explores how flood damage to infrastructure could change under different climate scenarios. It shows that, across the scenarios modelled, flood damage is expected to increase over the coming decades, with the impacts felt unevenly across the country.

The cover note summarises the research and highlights that flood-related financial losses are expected to increase significantly under these scenarios and, in most regions, exceed those from any other natural hazard over the coming decades.