Latest Research Publications
Climate Change Research Programme - Thematic areas and projects funded
Year: 2013
This brochure highlights projects funded under the EPA's Climate Change Research Programme to date.
Governance and Climate Change - Making the transition to an adapted Ireland
CCRP 20: McGloughlin, J.S & Sweeney, J, July 2013
Year: 2013
This report presents an initial assessment of local authority climate change adaptation preparations.
Integrated Biodoversity Impact Assessment - Streamlining AA, SEA and EIA Processes - Practicioner's Manual
Year: 2013
This practitioner’s manual provides step-by-step guidance on integrating processes for biodiversity impact assessment.
Water saving technologies to reduce water consumption and wastewater production
Year: 2013
Dr Donata Dubber and Dr Laurence Gill - Water saving technologies to reduce water consumption and wastewater production in Irish households
Summary of Findings - Towards a Green Net National Product for Ireland
Year: 2013
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 103
Ecosystem Indicators for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
MSFD-Support Research on OSPAR Ecological Quality Objectives, May 2013
Year: 2013
STRIVE Report 105 - Samuel Shephard, David G. Reid, Deirdre Brophy, Rick Officer and Ian O’Connor
Summary of Findings - Ecosystem indicators for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
Authors: Samuel Shephard, Deirdre Brophy, Rick Officer, Ian O’Connor & David Reid, May 2013
Year: 2013
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 105
Small Scale Study: Classification of freshwater sponges in Ireland
Small Scale Study: Classification of freshwater sponges in Ireland, April 2013
Year: 2013
A recent small scale study was initiated by the EPA to classify taxonomically the sponge collection housed at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Inspectorate in Kilkenny.
Ireland’s Environmental Researchers & Framework Programme FP7
Key Achievements of FP7, March 2013
Year: 2013
Achievements of FP7
Joint Programme Initiative: Cultural Heritage and Global Change: A new challenge
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvement with European Joint Programming Initative 'Cultural Heritage and Global Change, February 2013
Year: 2013
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvment with European Joint Programming Initative 'Cultural Heritage and Global Change: A new challenge'
Joint Programme Initiative Climate Change – Connecting Climate Change Knowledge for Europe
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvement with European Joint Programme Initiative on 'Climate Change – Connecting Climate Change Knowledge for Europe', February 2013
Year: 2013
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvement with European Joint Programme Initiative on 'Climate Change – Connecting Climate Change Knowledge for Europe'
Joint Programme Initiative: Water – Challenges for a Changing World
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvement with European Joint Programming Initative on 'Water – Challenges for a Changing World', February 2013
Year: 2013
EPA leaflet highlighting Irish involvement with European Joint Programming Initative on 'Water – Challenges for a Changing World'
Summary of Findings - Evaluating the influence of groundwater pressures on groundwater-dependent wetlands
Authors: Sarah Kimberley and Catherine Coxon, February 2013
Year: 2013
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 100
The Potential for Grass Biomethane as a Biofuel
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 11, February 2013
Year: 2013
This report summarises work done by Dr. Jerry Murphy and his team in the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork. The team has successfully modified standard technologies used to generate methane from waste and used them to generate methane from grass. The team has also undertaken analysis of the barriers to the development of this technology in Ireland.
CCRP16 - Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in Ireland
Year: 2013
Adaptation is necessary to position Ireland to better cope with the impacts of climate change. This report develops a framework for supporting adaptation to climate change and a tool for assessing adaptation options.
Addressing Climate Change Challenges in Ireland
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 25, February 2013
Year: 2013
As a Party to the UNFCCC and an EU Member State, Ireland is committed to key climate-protection goals, including ensuring that the average global temperature increase is kept below 2°C. Consideration of 2050 goals is therefore essential for planning and achieving the mitigation targets established under the EU 2020 Climate and Energy Package (CEP).
Irish TIMES Energy Systems Model
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report, February 2013
Year: 2013
This project draws on and contributes to the wealth of international energy-systems modelling research activity. It involved building, developing, calibrating, testing and running a (partial equilibrium) energy-systems optimisation model for Ireland – the Irish TIMES model.
The Status of Ireland's Climate, 2012
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 26, February 2013
Year: 2013
This report brings together observational information and data for over 40 climate variables and highlights changes and trends in aspects of Irish climate across the atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial domains. The observations presented in this report contribute to the formulation of the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) as defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).