NZ is not adapting fast enough to growing climate risks, leaving communites exposed to damage and costs, says a new report from the Climate Change Commission. Previous expert reactions on climate adaptation can be found here. “New Zealand badly needs comparable, durable mission-led climate and weather research, including all the associated fields needed for robust climate adaptation. Conflict of interest: “Founding Director of the Independent Research Organisation Climate Prescience Ltd, which receives government funding for climate research.” “Against this backdrop, the Climate Change Commission’s progress report on the first National Adaptation Plan provides an important assessment of how Aotearoa is responding to climate risks.