Climate change researchers in Cork get €10m boost to restore coastal ecosystems

The project is in collaboration with partners from Germany, France, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Romania and the UK.

The project will involve collaboration with coastal communities and citizen scientists, using pilot sites along the coast from Youghal to Barleycove (pictured). Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork County Council and the MaREI Research Centre have been awarded €10m in collaboration with international partners to battle climate change.

The group has been funded for a project to employ nature-based systems to boost resilience to climate change and to mitigate its impacts in coastal areas.