Climate change will see an increase in storm magnitude resulting in higher erosion, especially in mass movement erosion. Land use will need to prioritise mitigation to reduce the impacts of erosion and suspended sediment loads in New Zealand

The dataset - What is it?

The data provides changes in sediment loads over different land types and at the mid-century and late-century of the 2000’s under different Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP). RCPs are different amounts of greenhouse gas concentrations, in this report 2.6, 4.5, 6.0 and 5.5 are modelled.

Why it's important

Depleting soil resources will lead to a reduction in the production of food and fibre, and the quality of water. Extra concern should be given to North Island soft-rock hill country as it is particularly prone to increased erosion under climate change. North Island soft-rock hill country will have an increase in the magnitude and frequency of shallow landslide-triggering storm events.