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Call for case studies on knowledge co-production for sustainability
Monday, 18 January 2021We are seeking case studies on knowledge co-production in the areas of environmental and sustainability research on the island of Ireland to feature in an upcoming workshop and publication. Closing date for submissions...
Adapting to a changing climate: How can we build resilience?
Thursday, 19 November 2020We must build resilience to a range of challenges, including that of climate change. Individuals play a critical role in our combined path to a resilient economy and society. Find out more in this blog by Dr Olga M...
Creating sustainable futures through a Circular Economy
Friday, 2 October 2020Circular pathways - our future for regenerative and sustainable living.
Old data to the rescue: recovering weather observations to shed light on our past and present climate
Friday, 14 August 2020There are many paper records from the nineteenth century containing handwritten weather observations from various sites around Ireland. Finding these records and rescuing the data from them is not an easy task but could...
COVID-19 recovery and green growth: What is holding up implementation of the Paris Agreement?
Tuesday, 21 July 2020In just a few weeks, the Covid-19 pandemic has led us to mobilise crisis response and best determine how we can live with the pandemic in the short term. The next stage, and one that we eagerly await, is how we can...
Climate Governance and Fundamental Rights before the Supreme Court
Monday, 22 June 2020On 22 and 23 June 2020 the Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Climate Case Ireland, a challenge to the State’s National Mitigation Plan.[1] This case raises important issues of constitutional law, human rights...
Drought: a risk being overlooked in Ireland?
Tuesday, 2 June 2020The year 2018 revealed the vulnerabilities of Irish society to drought across multiple sectors, particularly water supply, agriculture and ecology. Now, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, another drought is brewing.
Climate, food and health: Critical policy choices in the post-Covid 19 world
Wednesday, 6 May 2020Charting an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will involve difficult choices and trade-offs. Finding the right balance between measures to kick start the economy and policies which require time to...
The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
Thursday, 27 February 2020Insider perspectives on the 7 August 2019 approval session and key policy messages
EASAC Climate Change and Health Report Presented at Conferences in Ireland
Tuesday, 3 December 2019Professor Pat Goodman was recently invited to present on EASAC’s latest report at two major Irish conferences