ABSTRACT
One area where climate adaptation policies are proving difficult to design and implement is at the coast. On one hand, some of the most severe impacts of climate change are being recorded at the coast – especially through erosion and flooding – whilst on the other hand, these areas represent complex land-sea planning and policy interfaces. This paper analyses the coherency of policies along Ireland’s coast from a climate adaptation perspective. Results suggest that many policies are developed in an ad-hoc fashion around the needs of single sectors. Improved policy coherence at all levels of governance is required to address this.
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Notes
1. Covid-19 restrictions came into effect at this point and we were forced to cancel workshop plans and resort to this method.
2. Youghal’s Blue and Green Environmental Network: https://youghalblueandgreennetwork.blogspot.com.
3. A greenway is defined by Sport Ireland as ‘a predominantly traffic free path, designated for use by pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorised users such as wheelchair users, families with buggies etc.’: https://www.sportireland.ie/outdoors/greenways. Blueways follow waterways.