James Shaw asks for a select committee inquiry into community-led retreat and adaptation funding Inquiry would consider the system to support vulnerable communities at high risk of severe weather events,and how to pay for it Feedback and findings to inform legislation Inquiry would open before the election, to conclude in the next Parliamentary term Climate Change Minister James Shaw has asked Parliament's Environment Committee to conduct an inquiry into community-led retreat and adaptation funding. "Severe weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle cause immense damage. Climate change is likely to bring more frequent and more severe events in the future. Decisions we take now, about how to prepare and adapt, will have a lasting legacy," said James Shaw. "Community-led retreat is a carefully planned process, that can mean anything from relocating homes, to cultural sites, to playgrounds, out of harm's way, before a severe event, like a flood, happens. I have asked