Climate Change
What is Climate Change?
Climate change requires a comprehensive approach encompassing both mitigation and adaptation strategies. This involves addressing the impact on sectors like agriculture and forestry, which are heavily influenced by changing weather patterns. In addition to a plan for mitigating climate change, there is a specific focus from the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Marine (DAFM) on adaptation measures to ensure resilience in the face of climate-related challenges. The goal is to safeguard the sustainability of food production, while acknowledging the necessity of adapting to ongoing and future climate changes driven by historical carbon dioxide emissions. The use of both mitigation and adaptation plans is key to a holistic strategy for combating climate change and is embedded in the goals of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan.
Within Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan, specific schemes related to climate change include:
Climate Change News

ACRES Landscape Actions Open to Applicants
ACRES Landscape Actions are now open for applications from ACRES Co-operation teams for actions...

Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP
The EU CAP Network has announced a new Thematic Group (TG) on Improving Water Resilience in Rural...

New Ambitious EU Budget Proposed for 2028-2034
The European Commission has presented its proposal for an ambitious and dynamic Multiannual...
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Climate Change Case Studies

Accidentally Becoming a Rural Hub
Accidentally Becoming a Rural Hub1. Overview2. Introduction3. Continuous Farm Investment4. Developing the Suckler Herd5. Developing Burren View Farm Eggs6. ACORNS7. Developing a Local Food Business8. Protecting Biodiversity1. Overview 2. Introduction 3. Continuous...

Effectively Mixing the Traditional with the Modern
Effectively Mixing the Traditional with the Modern1. Overview2. Introduction3. Continuous Farm Investment4. Developing the Suckler Herd5. Developing Burren View Farm Eggs6. ACORNS7. Developing a Local Food Business8. Protecting Biodiversity1. Overview ...

Sustaining The Land For The Next Generation
Sustaining The Land For The Next Generation1. Overview2. Introduction3. Buying The Farm4. Investing in The Farm5. Farming For The Love of it6. Farming Alongside Nature7. Keeping a Connection to The Land8. Image Gallery1. Overview 2. Introduction 3. Buying The...