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
TODAY: final day to complete SCEP training modules 2024
Final reminder to participants of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Program scheme – today (November...
ABP Supporting Sustainable Beef Systems
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ReFarm to Pilot Private Funding of Nature Positive Farming
An exciting new pilot initiative has recently been announced that to make farming for nature a...
Glossary of Terms
Climate Change Case Studies
Going Organic in the West of Ireland
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Sustainability is an Attitude Thing
"Sustainability is an attitude thing" - The Kearney Family1. Overview2. Introduction3. Organic Farming4. Developing a New Market5. Agri-Environmental Schemes6. Conclusion7. Image Gallery1. Jack Kearney: Young Dairy Farmer of the Year  2. Balancing Dairy Expansion...
Demonstrating The Value of Small-Scale Food Production
Demonstrating The Value of Small-Scale Food Production 1. Overview 2. Introduction 3. Building a Successful Horticulture Business 4. Women in Farming 5. Looking to the Future 6. Image Gallery 1. Overview  2. Introduction  3. Building a Successful Horticulture...