Responding to the climate crisis: an implementation plan
The impacts of climate change are intensifying. In support of the wider New Zealand Government work programme on climate change, the Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force have taken a proactive approach in promoting global recognition of climate change as a security risk and integrating climate change into Defence activities and decision-making processes.
The Plan highlights Defence’s current efforts and commitments relating to climate change and how the New Zealand Defence Force will grow best practice and raise the ambition over time. It identifies the steps that Defence will take to ensure a better preparation for the challenges climate change will bring over the next decade.