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July 22, 2026
The SCAR Open Science Conference 2016 kicked off in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, with delegates and participants arriving at the biennial event to discuss a wide range of Antarctic issues.
![Lawrence Yule on developing a national framework for mitigating sea level rise in New Zealand [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428BQ4DBXWADD3BKPYAQ4B.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule, president of Local Government New Zealand, explains the importance of developing a national perspective for managing the confronting issue of sea level rise
![Matt Paterson on urban planning for sea level rise in New Zealand [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428BKKP8DMB9PE40CD8REB.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Matt Paterson of the Property Council New Zealand speaks on the importance of optimising the planning processes around sea level rise from a commercial property perspective
![Lara Clarke on managing the impact of sea level rise in greater Auckland [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428BG7STGV4RP8S5XGGZ9C.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Lara Clarke, a policy planner in Auckland Council's Unitary Plan team, discusses how the council is mitigating the predicted impacts of sea level rise through the council’s Unitary Plan.
![Employing kotahitanga in communicating science-led sustainability strategies - John Perrott [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428BCWTYME347M7VD2KMZV.jpg)
July 22, 2026
John Perrott of Auckland University of Technology, explains the value of kotahitanga in communicating science-led sustainability strategies for adaptation to climate change and sea level rise.
![Tim Grafton on sea level rise: adaptation, risk and insurance [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428B9HBS2FDJVMA4BGDSDP.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Tim Grafton of the Insurance Council of New Zealand explains the need to employ adaptation measures to reduce the insurance risks arising from climate change and sea level rise.
![Local government responses to climate change – Blair Dickie [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428B542DXN5FJ3A7J5GDYX.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Blair Dickie, of Waikato Regional Council and SOLGM, describes the challenges emerging as local government develops a response to climate change and sea level rise.
![Rob Bell of NIWA explains the problem sea level rise presents to coastal communities & infrastructure [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428B1XN64T2H4WPHK9WYW1.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Rob Bell, Programme Leader of NIWA's Climate & Hazards Centre, talks about managing coastal-hazard risks related to sea level rise, and adaptation strategy for coastal communities and infrastructure.
![Highest astronomical tides; managing the increasing threat – Graeme Blick [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428AYGG0W3790ATRQJW99C.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Graeme Blick, Chief Geodesist for LINZ, explains the factors that combine to produce perigean spring tides, as well as which areas of New Zealand are most vulnerable to sea level rise.
![Bryan Storey on the latest New Zealand-led research in Antarctica [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428AVHCERDF2AHZDY797WG.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Prof Bryan Storey, director of Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury and vice president of SCAR, discusses key research projects being conducted by New Zealand scientists in Antarctica.
![How does past climate change inform us about future sea-level rise? - Prof Tim Naish [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428ARGR0K7E1NTSZ3TZQV3.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Prof Tim Naish, director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University, discusses the rapid changes in climate change science since the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
![Jonathan Bamber on Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise [video]](https://emdash.antarcticreport.com/_emdash/api/media/file/01KY428AMPE69V7GW7XWT7KH2N.jpg)
July 22, 2026
Professor Jonathan Bamber of the University of Bristol discusses the latest projections for global sea level rise, and how New Zealand will be affected.
July 22, 2026
This conference brought together international experts and NZ’s leading policy makers, scientists and industry representatives, to showcase adaptation strategies for managing sea level rise in NZ.