Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment published by the EPA
The evidence is clear: Climate change is happening. Immediate and sustained actions are likely to have widespread benefits. The EPA […]
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EPA Climate Lecture, 19:00 Wednesday 19 April: Ocean circulation, tipping points and the public debate
The Earth is undergoing a major rapid warming, unprecedented in its speed for millions of years. Possible changes in the […]
Read More EPA statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report
20th March 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomes the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis […]
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EPA Climate Change Lecture Series: Adapting to climate risks to make us happier and healthier – 26 October at 7pm, Cork City Hall and online
Join us at 7pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 in Cork City Hall and streaming live online for this lecture […]
Read More The Status of Ireland’s Climate, 2020: Ireland is warmer and wetter in recent decades
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Met Éireann (MÉ) and the Marine Institute (MI) have published a report on The Status […]
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Join the climate conversation
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, supported by the EPA, have opened a nationwide online consultation as part […]
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Up for the Challenge? Kerry’s community solutions for Climate Change.
Ten years ago Transition Kerry asked the question ‘What will Tralee look like in the year 2030’, because they recognised […]
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“Climate change can bring us together, if we have the wisdom to prevent it from driving us apart”*
Many wonder why, in the face of one of the most important global issues of our time, people are still […]
Read More Time to get real about addressing climate change impacts
After years of denial, procrastination and inaction, the time has arrived to get real about the impacts of a changing […]
Read MoreWho is involved?
Quite simply, everyone in Ireland has a role to play. This can be from something as simple as making sure you don’t pollute your local stream, or a local community working together to establish a Rivers Trust to enhance the rivers and lakes in their area, to a Government Department or Agency helping a Minister implement a new policy to help protect and enhance all our water bodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters Programme.
Local Authority Waters Programme
The Local Authority Waters Programme coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan, and supports local community and stakeholder involvement in managing our natural waters, for everyone’s benefit.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4,842 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives for each.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The Department is responsible for making sure that the right policies, regulations and resources are in place to implement the Water Framework Directive, and developing a River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures to protect and restore our waters.