Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2024
139. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the revised national adaptation framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21114/24]
View answerThe statutory 2018 National Adaptation Framework (NAF) sets out Ireland's climate adaptation policy. Following my Department's review of the current NAF, completed in October 2022, I approved the development of a new NAF. As required under Climate Action Plan 2024 action AD/24/1, a draft NAF was completed in December 2023, following key sectoral and stakeholder engagement. Following a statutory public consultation held from 19 January to 19 February 2024, the NAF will be submitted to Government for approval shortly, with publication anticipated in Q2 2024.
The new NAF takes account of developments at international and EU levels and other adaptation policy developments since 2018, including work progressed at local authority level; in sectoral adaptation plans; and climate research. The NAF outlines a whole of government and society approach to climate adaptation in Ireland, taking a sectoral approach through relevant Departments to improve the enabling environment for mainstreaming adaptation action through key sectors and local government along with civil society, the private sector, and the research community. As required, the Climate Change Advisory Council was consulted during the development of the NAF.
