4.6 Cork City Council Adaptation Actions
Cork City Council Adaptation Actions
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Local Adaptation Governance and Business Operations
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Objective 1: To support the successful and practical implementation of climate adaptation planning. |
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners |
Action Timeframe
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Resourced |
1.1 |
Establish a Climate Action Steering Group with representatives from all the key functions of Cork City Council, to oversee the implementation of the actions of this climate change adaptation strategy. This Team will implement actions, report and review the progress of the strategy and will encourage local innovation.
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Strategic and Economic Development |
Climate Action Steering Group |
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Short |
In Progress |
1.2 |
Integrate climate action into Cork City Council Service Delivery Programmes and provide for its translation into Team Development Plans and Personal Development Plans, to enable actions to be directly pursued by all relevant business units.
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Senior Management Team
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All Directorates
Climate Action Steering Group |
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Short |
Yes
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1.3 |
Ensure that climate action is a regular standing item on the agenda of Senior Management Team (SMT) meetings and relevant Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs), with bi-annual progress reports submitted to the Climate Action Steering Group, as required.
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Senior Management Team |
All Directorates
Strategic Policy Committees
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Short |
Yes
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1.4 |
Liaise with the Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) and provide appropriate progress reports. Assist the local CARO in its development as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for the region. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO |
Short - Medium |
Yes |
1.5 |
Ensure that climate action is a key consideration in the assessment of all planning applications and provide guidance on climate action to developers in Cork City.
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Strategic and Economic Development
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Climate Action Steering Group Community, Culture and Placemaking |
Southern Regional Assembly
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Short |
In Progress |
Objective 2: To ensure that climate adaptation is mainstreamed into all relevant activities and operations of Cork City Council. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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2.1 |
The Climate Action Steering Group will be tasked with managing and overseeing the effective mainstreaming of climate adaptation measures into all plans, projects, programmes, strategies and policies of Cork City Council:
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Climate Action Steering Group
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Senior Management Team
All Directorates
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CARO
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Short - Medium |
In Progress
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Objective 3: To develop and maintain a resource and risk model for Cork City Council. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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3.1 |
Evaluate Cork City Council’s activities that may be affected by climate change. The risk assessments will include:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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All Directorates
Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO |
Short - Medium |
In Progress |
3.2 |
Develop a system to document, monitor and analyse data on the impact of extreme weather events on Cork City Council. This will identify the actions required to adapt quickly and effectively to extreme weather events and to restore public services, taking into account the following baselines:
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Roads and Environmental Operations
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Climate Action Steering Group
Customer Services Unit
Flood and Severe Weather Assessment Teams
Major Emergency Management Team
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CARO |
Short |
In Progress |
Objective 4: To build resilience within Cork City Council to support service delivery. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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4.1 |
Develop Business Continuity Plans to identify and address specifically the impacts associated with extreme weather events on all functions/services of Cork City Council and to explore potential opportunities to increase resilience. This will involve:
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Roads and Environmental Operations
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Plant and Machinery
ICT Services
Severe Weather Assessment Team
Corporate Affairs and International Relations |
CARO |
Short - Medium |
Not yet Identified |
4.2 |
Develop a Communications Contingency Plan to identify essential key staff to be able to access all essential council systems remotely, so as to reduce or eliminate impacts on statutory deadlines and backlog. This will include:
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ICT Services
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Severe Weather Assessment Team
Fire Services
Corporate Affairs and International Relations |
Gardaí
Defence Forces
Port of Cork
OPW
Irish Water
Health Services Executive |
Short - Medium |
Not yet Identified |
Objective 5: To build capacity within Cork City Council to respond effectively to extreme weather events. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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5.1 |
Develop a climate change training programme to educate staff and elected members on the implications of climate change and how to effectively address the effects of climate change on Council operations and services and to build capacity within Cork City Council. |
Training Department
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All Directorates |
CARO |
Short -Medium |
In Progress |
5.2 |
Assist in building resilience and capacity within local businesses and communities to enhance the overall response to extreme weather events. |
Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO
Cork Chamber
Cork Business Association
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Short - Long |
Not yet Identified |
5.3 |
Support existing extreme weather event response arrangements and investigate further deployment of early warning systems (e.g. Flood Early Warning System (FEWS)), along with reviewing and collating information on existing early warning systems.
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Roads and Environmental Operations
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ICT Services
Severe Weather Assessment Team
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Met Éireann
Office of Public Works
ESB
Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Short - Long |
In Progress |
5.4 |
Investigate the potential for technology-based solutions for the coordination of responses to climate events in the areas of ICT and GIS. |
ICT Services
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Fire Service
Severe Weather Assessment Team
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CARO |
Short |
Not yet Identified |
Objective 6: To identify and support opportunities that may arise from pursuing adaptation efforts through the functions of Cork City Council |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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6.1 |
Identify, source and leverage funding streams for the implementation of climate change actions (including both adaptation and mitigation). |
Strategic and Economic Development
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All Directorates
Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO
Southern Regional Assembly
Energy Cork |
Short - Long
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In Progress
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6.2. |
Support, encourage and develop the move to digital services and exploit new ideas which seek to capture opportunities associated with the environmental and technological advances that support climate actions. An example would be leveraging the progress achieved during the Smart Cities project. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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All Directorates
ICT Services
Cork City Energy Agency
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CARO
Public Participation Network
Cork Environment Forum |
Short - Long |
In Progress |
Infrastructure and Built Environment
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Objective 7: To increase the resilience of roads and transport infrastructure. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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7.1 |
Develop a system to document, monitor and analyse roads and transport infrastructure that is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and severe weather events including roads, bridges, walking and cycling facilities, rail and bus networks, the airport and the seaport. The system shall take into account the following:
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Major Emergency Management Team
Flood Assessment Team
Planning Policy Team
Local Enterprise Office
Smart Cities
Healthy Cities
Learning Cities |
Cork County Council, Civil Defence, Cork Airport, Port of Cork, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail, National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Cork Chamber, Cork Business Association, Public Participation Network, Irish Water, Eirgrid, Gas Networks Ireland. |
Short |
To be Assessed
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Objective 8: To increase the resilience of Cork City Council buildings, housing stock, parks and cemeteries and other capital assets. |
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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8.1 |
Develop a system, in the context of climate vulnerabilities, for the management of capital assets, including buildings, housing stock, fleet, recreation areas and public amenities:
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Infrastructure Development (Capital Delivery Office)
Climate Action Steering Group
Plant and Machinery |
CARO |
Short - Medium |
To be Assessed
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8.2 |
Identify, resource and install new technologies (or update existing) in council buildings/housing assets to reduce the impacts of climate change on staff, customers, the general public and residents.
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Housing & Corporate Affairs and International Relations
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Roads and Environment Operations
Building Control City Architect |
CARO |
Long
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To be Assessed
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8.3 |
Review the Social Housing Tenant’s Handbook to increase awareness of extreme weather events and provide climate change resilience information to the tenants. |
Housing |
Community, Culture and Placemaking |
CARO |
Short
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To be Assessed
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8.4 |
Support the rollout of electric vehicles and electric vehicle-charging infrastructure in Cork city, beginning with Cork City Council’s fleet.
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Plant and Machinery
Energy Team |
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Energy Cork Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Short |
To be Assessed
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Land Use and Development
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Objective 9: To integrate climate action considerations into land use planning policy and influence positive behaviour. |
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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9.1 |
Identify and integrate climate change actions into the Development Plan and Local Area Plans.
Integrate climate action as a guiding principle and strategic objective, thus tailoring planning policies to reduce the vulnerability of Cork city to the impacts of climate change, by:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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All Directorates
Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO |
Short |
In Progress
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9.2 |
Engage with energy and service providers to ensure that energy infrastructure and services are resilient to the impacts of climate change.
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Climate Action Steering Group
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Eirgrid ESB
Bord Gais
Gas Networks Ireland |
Short |
To be Assessed |
9.3 |
Ensure that climate change is a key consideration in selecting locations for future developments and that this is reflected in land use zoning policy. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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Community, Culture and Placemaking |
CARO |
Short - Medium |
Yes |
Drainage, Water and Flood Management
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Objective 10: To adapt to the increased risk and impact of flooding due to climate change.
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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10.1 |
Develop a flood risk management system for council assets and services:
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Climate Action Steering Group
Flood Assessment Team |
CARO
OPW
ESB
Port of Cork
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Short - Medium |
To be Assessed |
10.2 |
Work with the Office of Public Works (OPW) and other organisations to share information in relation to flood risk and in the development of major and minor flood protection and flood proofing schemes throughout Cork city. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Climate Action Steering Group
Flood Assessment Team |
OPW
Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) ESB
Port of Cork |
Short |
Yes |
10.3 |
Ensure that flood event emergency response plans are reviewed on a regular basis to reflect the degree of flood risk.
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Flood Assessment Team
Fire Service
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OPW
Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) ESB
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Short |
Yes |
10.4 |
Identify natural floodplains in Cork city and incorporate nature-based solutions in any enhancement works where possible. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Flood Assessment Team |
OPW
Flood Early Warning System (FEWS)
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Medium –Long |
To be Assessed |
10.5 |
Identify areas susceptible to isolation as a consequence of flooding and establish measures to address this issue.
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Infrastructure Development (Capital Delivery Office)
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Flood Assessment Team
Roads and Environment Operations
Fire Service
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OPW
Flood Early Warning System (FEWS)
Civil Defence
Defence Forces
HSE |
Short |
To be Assessed
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10.6 |
Review the current drainage systems for which Cork City Council is responsible for, by:
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Infrastructure Development (Capital Delivery Office)
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Irish Water |
Short
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In Progress |
10.7 |
Develop a system for the upgrade of drainage networks, including the separation of sewer and surface water to increase resilience capacity. |
Infrastructure Development (Capital Delivery Office)
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Flood Assessment Team
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Irish Water |
Medium |
In Progress |
10.8 |
Investigate the use of smart monitoring in the management of the drainage systems for which Cork City Council is responsible for. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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ICT Services |
Irish Water |
Short |
To be Assessed |
Objective 11: To provide adequate drinking water supply and waste water treatment during extreme weather events.
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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11.1 |
Support Irish Water in the provision of treated water from major water treatment plants during extreme weather events. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Major Emergency Management Team
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Irish Water |
Short - Long |
To be Assessed
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11.2 |
Ensure the emergency services have access to water during extreme weather events (snow, frost, ice and drought). |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Major Emergency Management Team Fire Service |
Irish Water |
Short - Long |
In Progress |
Objective 12: To liaise and work with other bodies and agencies responsible for the management of water sources.
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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12.1 |
Support Irish Water where possible in identifying public drinking water sources vulnerable to climate change. Support the implementation of source protection and or the identification of alternative sources, in order to maintain water quantity and quality levels.
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Roads and Environment Operations |
Healthy Cities |
Irish Water
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Short - Long
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To be Assessed
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12.2 |
Support Irish Water where possible to identify the impacts of power outages of varying durations on specific water and wastewater scheme operations. Support the identification of critical and vulnerable receptors.
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Roads and Environment Operations |
Healthy Cities |
Irish Water
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Short |
To be Assessed
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12.3 |
Liaise, support and work with Irish Water in the development, conservation and upgrade of the water supply systems so as to ensure Cork city has an adequate supply of water to address climate change demands. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Healthy Cities |
Irish Water
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Short |
To be Assessed
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Nature, Natural Resources and Cultural Infrastructure
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Objective 13: To protect and enhance and restore the natural environment.
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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13.1 |
Support and enhance a shrub and tree planting programme for Cork City in conjunction with an awareness campaign in the context of climate adaptation. The tree planting programme will include the protection of existing trees, increasing tree cover, identifying new sites for additional tree planting and the protection of trees on private land. Support the planting of native species. |
Roads and Environment Operations |
Community, Culture and Placemaking |
Cork Environment Forum
Coillte |
Short – Medium
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In Progress
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13.2 |
Review roadside hedge maintenance programmes in conjunction with landowners. |
Roads and Environment Operations |
Community, Culture and Placemaking |
Landowners
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Short - Long |
To be Assessed |
13.3 |
Support and enhance a programme for monitoring and controlling the spread of alien invasive species. Alien invasives will become more of a problem due to climate change, thus increasing threats to native species, in addition to causing structural damage to infrastructure. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Landowners
National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed
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13.4 |
Support and enhance a pollinator plan, paying attention to the threats from climate change e.g. seasonal disruption, increased severe weather events. |
Roads and Environment Operations
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Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Landowners
National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed
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13.5 |
Identify potential ecological corridors and connectivity issues between areas. Identify the potential to open up culverted rivers and incorporate softer engineering solutions.
Identify locations to create new habitats for native flora and fauna e.g. urban orchards, allotments, green roofs and walls, which will assist in negating the ‘heat island effect’.
Protect existing wetlands and identify new ones which may arise as a result of climate change. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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Community, Culture and Placemaking
Roads and Environment Operations |
Landowners
National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed
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13.6 |
Protect natural resources through waste prevention and recycling. Support national and regional initiatives e.g. the policy actions of the Regional Waste Management Plan, the EPA’s Local Authority Prevention Network and Local Agenda 21.
Promote behavioural change in relation to the use of natural resources through initiatives as the ‘Waste prevention grant scheme’.
Work with communities to enable them to develop an appreciation of natural resource protection, thus highlighting the link with climate change.
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLA)
OPW |
Short - Long
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In Progress
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13.7 |
Adopt ‘Green Public Procurement’, moving from ‘most economically advantageous’ to a ‘life-cycle costing model.
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Finance |
Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO
Office of Government Procurement |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed
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Objective 14: To review, manage and protect biodiversity and natural heritage within the natural environment.
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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14.1 |
Collaborate with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and research organisations (UCC, CIT, Marine Institute) in the review of biodiversity plans and habitat conservation strategies, and projects to identify risks from adverse climate change impacts.
Work with communities and schools to create and implement local Biodiversity Action Plans. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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Roads and Environment Operations
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
UCC
CIT
Marine Institute |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed |
14.2 |
Develop a green infrastructure strategy and associated action plan, including:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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Roads and Environment Operations
Architects |
Landowners
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Coillte
Tidy Towns
Cork Environment Forum |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed |
Objective 15: To support and enhance built heritage and cultural infrastructure.
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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15.1 |
Develop a system to document, monitor and deliver actions on reducing the impacts of climate change on Cork City Council’s natural and built heritage and cultural assets, including the following:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed |
15.2 |
Raise awareness and support positive behavioural change among staff, schools, community, homeowners and developers. Actions to include:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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Climate Action Steering Group
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CARO |
Short - Long
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To be Assessed |
Citizen Safety, Health and Wellbeing
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Objective 16: To consult, identify actions and build capacity and resilience within local communities. |
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Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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16.1 |
Develop public awareness campaigns to increase knowledge of and encourage behavioural change around climate change and extreme weather events. Activities to include:
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Strategic and Economic Development
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Corporate Affairs and International Relations
Community, Culture and Placemaking
Climate Action Steering Group |
CARO
MET Éireann
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Short
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To be Assessed |
16.2 |
Develop and implement a programme to enhance the capacity of citizens, businesses and communities to respond to and recover from extreme weather events with specific aims to:
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Roads and Environment Operations
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Corporate Affairs and International Relations
Climate Action Steering Group
Fire Services
Local Enterprise Office |
Civil Defence
Gardaí
HSE
Health and Safety Authority
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Short - Medium
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To be Assessed |
16.3 |
Raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and the ways for citizens, businesses and communities to respond appropriately and to increase resilience to these impacts. This should include:
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Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Fire Service
Climate Action Steering Group
Healthy Cities
Local Enterprise Office
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Public Participation Network
Civil Defence
OPW Gardaí
HSE
Health and Safety Authority
Irish Water
Port of Cork
Cork Airport
Irish Rail
Waterways Ireland Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Short
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To be Assessed |
16.4 |
Explore ways Cork City Council can help older, vulnerable and isolated people/communities to become more climate resilient. |
Community, Culture and Placemaking
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Strategic and Economic Development
Climate Action Steering Group
Healthy Cities |
Public Participation Network
Age Action
Local Community Groups
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Short - Medium |
To be Assessed |
16.5 |
Collaborate with third level and other research facilities to investigate the potential of climate action technologies and their application in Cork city, in conjunction with innovation and research funding at national and EU level. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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Climate Action Steering Group
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UCC / CIT
National and International Research Centres. |
Medium -Long |
To be Assesed |
Partnerships with other Sectors and Agencies
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Objective 17: To collaborate with other sectors and agencies in programs relating to climate change.
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No. |
Action |
Responsible Lead Council Directorate / Team |
Council Teams |
External Partners
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Action Timeframe
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Resourced
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17.1 |
Liaise, collaborate and work in relevant partnership with the sectors in the delivery of the sectoral adaptation actions, as approved by Government, where they are relevant to the functions and activities of Cork City Council. |
Strategic and Economic Development
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All Directorates
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CARO
Departments of:
Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Transport, Tourism and Sport
Communications, Climate Action and Environment
OPW
Housing, Planning and Local Government
Health
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Short - Long |
To be Asses |