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Responding to and preparing for extreme weather events
Research ProjectFollowing extreme weather events in 2023, NIWA reprioritised research to help affected communities recover and prepare for the future. -
RiskScape software
Research ProjectRiskScape is a software application for analysing natural hazard consequences. -
AI flood maps: forecasting where and when, in real-time
Research ProjectFloods are New Zealand’s most frequent and costly natural disaster. Fast and accurate forecasting of flood impacts is crucial for reducing the risk to life, property, and infrastructure. -
Future Coasts Aotearoa
Transforming coastal lowland systems threatened by sea-level rise into prosperous communities -
Pacific atoll mangrove forests losing ground to sea-level rise
Research ProjectMangrove systems on oceanic atolls may lose the race to keep pace with sea-level rise. -
Identifying rip currents using artificial intelligence
Research ProjectNIWA and Surf Life Saving New Zealand are working together to develop a state-of-the-art, rip current identification tool underpinned by artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technologies. -
Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience, Phase 2 (PARTneR-2)
Research ProjectThe three-year PARTneR–2 project aims to help countries in the Pacific become more resilient to the impacts of climate-related hazards. -
Adaptive futures: a serious game for climate change adaptation
Research ProjectNIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically and provide a framework for climate change adaptation decision-making. -
PARTneR (Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience)
Research ProjectUnderstanding how hazards impact people and the environment provides the foundation for informed decision making for a resilient Pacific.
