Kōmanawa Solutions empowers local government, rural finance, and development clients to manage climate variability and water resource and shallow groundwater hazard risk through advanced, location-specific modelling and adaptation planning. Our science helps decision-makers understand likely climate change impacts and evaluate practical responses—whether developing policy, assessing catchment risk, or supporting farm and community resilience.
KSL Capabilities
- Shallow groundwater hazards and adaptation options analysis for climate and sea level rise-driven water table emergence.
- Quantitative climate variability risk assessment for planning and decision-relevant horizons, tailored to specific sites, regions, or catchments.
- Scenario-based modelling of water supply, drought vulnerability, and stream ecological health under increasing climate variability.
- Integrated evaluation of water allocation policies, adaptation options (e.g. irrigation storage, adaptive flow regimes), and trade-offs between economic resilience and ecological outcomes.
- Decision support for Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways (DAPP) and portfolio-level risk stress testing.
- Actionable triggers, early warning signals, and capacity-limit analysis to support proactive adaptation at farm, district, or regional scale.
- Community engagement, science communication, and collaborative workshops designed to build trust and support effective adaptation