Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (Ireland)

Overview

As part of Climate Conversation 2021, the Department engaged with over 3,800 people, held workshops with Public Participation Networks (PPNs), talked to various stakeholders, and to young people (through Comhairle na nÓg groups). 

To engage, enable and empower everyone in society to help co-design the annual Climate Action Plan, the Government of Ireland established the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA). The NDCA has 3 main aims:

• to improve climate literacy and an understanding of climate change
• to fund, support and enable active engagement in climate action at all levels
• to capture insights from engagement activities and conducting social and behavioural research

The NDCA is delivered through an annual programme of events – centred around Climate Conversations.