Council sharpens its focus on County Cork climate change plan

Successful flood defence systems like the River Blackwater system are  planned for several counties across Cork 

Loraine Lynch, divisional manager, Cork County Council; Cllr Frank O’Flynn, Mayor of the County of Cork; Louis Duffy, director of services for Environment, Cork County Council, launching the Council’s Climate Action Plan 2024-29, detailing how it will work with communities and agencies to advocate for meaningful climate action at a local level. To view the plan, see: www.corkcoco.ie. Pic: Brian Lougheed

A major plan is being enacted by the county council to get the youngest to the oldest in the region onboard with even the smallest of actions to help reduce the damage caused by Climate Change, which has already had a huge impact on the region. 

Hundreds of millions of euro have already been spent in the county on flood defences and as climatologists and council engineers predict increasing deluges and resultant damage to more communities, so addressing the issue has become even more urgent.