Northern Ireland

The MACC Hub supports place-based climate adaptation projects across the UK. Ten projects have now been awarded funding to address local climate risks and deliver practical, scalable solutions.

Climate change is reshaping daily life, yet adaptation often remains incremental and technocratic. This piece explores why transformational approaches are needed, what capabilities they demand, and invites professionals to complete a survey that will guide new training approaches to address systemic vulnerability.

Saturday 14 November marked the halfway point of COP30; a moment for negotiators to step out of closed rooms and take stock as the Subsidiary Bodies wrapped up their work. The state of play for adaptation? Rocky at best.

On September 25, we reached an exciting milestone: the first-ever MACC Hub Conference, hosted by Verture, part of the Hub's Scotland Spoke. Over 200 people from across research, policy, and practice came together to share ideas, spark collaboration and turn climate adaptation from theory into real, practical action. Here’s a look back at the day: the highlights, the insights and where we’re heading next.

The MACC Hub supports place-based climate adaptation projects across the UK. Ten projects have now been awarded funding to address local climate risks and deliver practical, scalable solutions.

This article explores transboundary climate risks for the island of Ireland, highlighting impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation pathways.

This Carbon Brief guest post explores whether climate change is making UK droughts worse, examining evidence, key findings, and future water risks.

Northern Ireland’s Draft Third Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP3) outlines actions to strengthen resilience across nature, infrastructure, communities, and business. DAERA invites public feedback to help shape policies that address urgent climate risks and future challenges.

Review of Northern Ireland’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019–2024, highlighting progress, gaps, and priorities for NICCAP3 (2025).

The SPACE project is investigating factors in the environment that may influence health as we age. This hub is a platform for exploring and downloading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data relating to that research.

This 2023 CCC report assesses Northern Ireland's climate adaptation progress, highlighting major data gaps, underdeveloped planning, and providing key recommendations for the next adaptation programme.

Explore a comprehensive assessment of transboundary climate risks to the Island of Ireland in three specific areas: agriculture and food security, trade and infrastructure, and biophysical systems.

Learn more about the Transboundary Adaptation Learning Exchange (TALX) project and The Climate Adaptation Partnership Framework which supports place-based adaptation across the Ireland and the UK. It provides practical actions to set up and further develop climate adaptation partnerships and includes inspiring case studies and links to a wide variety of tools and resources.

NI Adapts aims to support organisations to undertake a 5-step methodological approach to ‘adaptation’ and build resilience to the potential negative impacts of climate change in Northern Ireland.

This case study focuses on pilot projects which worked with communities to address a broad range of risks and resilience...

This case study focuses on the organisation of a community growing network to promote climate resilience and raise social capital.

This case study focuses on a climate change modelling initiative that uses LiDAR technology and a “digital twin” to assess climate impacts under different scenarios.

This case study focuses on the work completed by Hall Black Douglas (HBD) Architects in sustainably restoring the Bank Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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The SPACE project is investigating factors in the environment that may influence health as we age. This hub is a platform for exploring and downloading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data relating to that research.

Learn more about the Transboundary Adaptation Learning Exchange (TALX) project and The Climate Adaptation Partnership Framework which supports place-based adaptation across the Ireland and the UK. It provides practical actions to set up and further develop climate adaptation partnerships and includes inspiring case studies and links to a wide variety of tools and resources.

NI Adapts aims to support organisations to undertake a 5-step methodological approach to ‘adaptation’ and build resilience to the potential negative impacts of climate change in Northern Ireland.