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 MoreThe Earth is undergoing a major rapid warming, unprecedented in its speed for millions of years. Possible changes in the […]
Read More20th March 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomes the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis […]
Read MoreJoin us at 7pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 in Cork City Hall and streaming live online for this lecture […]
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mr. Eoghan Murphy T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, invites submissions, observations and comments on the Draft Climate […]
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Smart Farming programme focuses on eight key areas that have the highest costs on farms, or offer the greatest […]
Read MoreThe ‘Cool Planet Experience’ was launched yesterday, January 10th 2018, in Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. Sir Richard Branson was on hand to do […]
Read MoreTen years ago Transition Kerry asked the question ‘What will Tralee look like in the year 2030’, because they recognised […]
Read MoreA ‘climate-check’ has been completed of the River Basin Management Plan. The climate-check was achieved by: Assessing risk, due to climate […]
Read MoreThe 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.
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.
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.