New Zealand’s changing climate is affecting nearly every aspect of the Department of Conservation’s (DOC’s) responsibilities. This Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (CCAAP) outlines the actions DOC will take to reduce the risks posed by the changing climate between 2020/21 and 2024/25.

This CCAAP identifies the steps DOC needs to take over the next 5 years to:

• Identify and rectify important climate change information gaps

• Develop and implement:

• Consistent risk assessments on priority species, habitats, regions and assets
• A suite of opportunities to reduce impacts
• The required adaptation actions to address those risks, including time frames and resource requirements o Monitoring and reporting systems to know if the actions are being successful

• Establish an internal governance and management structure for the implementation