"I've realised, far too young, the decisions of today echo loudly into tomorrow”
That’s quoting Buller High School student Zabeel Scanlon, speaking at this week’s Adaptation Futures conference at Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch, NZ.
Their town, Westport, will be flooded off the map with global warming and the Buller District Council has been trying to plan a retreat inland to a new site. That plan has been controversial with some local residents, which was reflected in the recent local elections.
