Climate Change
Climate change and its impacts are very real. Yellow, amber and red warnings, named storms and other severe weather events have become part of our lives. Disruption, outages and risk to life are increasing. Often these events affect disadvantaged communities the most.
The Community Foundation for Ireland believes climate action starts locally. You can also play your part as a donor. With local groups we have identified biodiversity loss as critical.
Biodiversity
Together with the National Parks and Wildlife Service we have acted to protect native butterflies, bees and bats as well as bogs, peatlands and forests. In 2021 we are backing some ground-breaking projects.
Circular Economy
Promoting recycling, re-use and re-purposing is true climate action. Together with the Evironmental Protection Agency we are partnering with communities to make a real difference. In 2021 we are supporting zero waste fashion, recycling and zero carbon communities.
With your support we can expand our work in this area and engage more communities on the urgent need to take climate action. Our approach is a partnership one which ensures that Government, local groups and private donors are working together to deliver the real actions needed to protect not just our communities but our planet.
Taking Climate Action
The Community Foundation for Ireland believes successful climate action must be taken in partnership - with local communities having a key role. Our biodiversity grants in 2021 are an example of this where together with the National Parks and Wildlife Service we are backing groups to protect bats, birds as well as bogs. Each project has a strong local focus and engages people as citizen scientists.
But we also need the right policies to support this work. We have a submission before Government which seeks to ensure that Government's Climate Action Plan has a strong local focus. Our submission calls for an investment of 1 Euro per Person Per Year over three years to engage communities by increasing awareness and education.
How You Can Help
Contact Jackie Harrison, Our Director of Philanthropy to find out how you can help: JHarrison@foundation.ie or find out more here