Extreme weather events and changing climatic conditions pose a significant threat to Ireland’s built and archaeological heritage. As part of the National Adaptation Framework (a whole of government and society approach to climate adaptation in Ireland), a Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Built and Archaeological Heritage was published in 2019. This provides the policy framework for coordinated activity across a range of heritage and other partners to address climate-change impacts. The sectoral plan sets out adaptation goals and objectives for Ireland’s built and archaeological heritage and maps them onto specific actions to be implemented.
For more information on climate change and heritage, and latest updates on the implementation of the Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Built and Archaeological Heritage, visit this page on the government website.