37179 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Climate Change

Written Question

Published date: 01 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37179 (2026)
Question asked:	18 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister of Climate Change
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	26 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37179_2026
Document guid:	b822abf0-9dff-497f-8928-481c83b291c4

37179 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister of Climate Change: Does the Minister agree with the consideration of "multiple future climate conditions for adaptation decision-making and risk management", as is now "widely accepted... best practice", as noted by the Ministry for the Environment in the briefing dated 19/05/2026 and titled 26-BRF-00956 'The use of climate projections in the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map'?

Hon Simon Watts: I agree that using multiple scenarios is prudent in decision-making