University College Cork

Coastal and Marine Research Centre

Jeremy Gault, Ned Dwyer, Cathal O'Mahony, Maria Falaleeva

Name of Institution: University College Cork
Discipline/Department: Geography
Research Centre: Coastal and Marine Research Centre
Research Details Contact Person:
Climate Change Research Interests: Adaptation in coastal zones Jeremy Gault

+353 21 470 3108
Climate information systems including education and capacity building
Governance, planning and policy
Climate observations - atmosphere, ocean and terrestrial
Systematic Observations in Support of Climate Change Ned Dwyer

+ 353 21 470 3104
Indicative Climate Change Projects/Research: IMCORE Jeremy Gault

+353 21 470 3108
CLAD
COASTADAPT Cathal O'Mahony

+353 21 470 3111
Dwyer N (2009) Current Status and Required Actions for National Climate Observing Systems, ERC Report 14. Published by: Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle Co. Wexford, Ireland, pp. 68. Ned Dwyer

+ 353 21 470 3104
Dwyer N (2008) Climate Change - Implementation of the Global Climate Observing System in Ireland, ERC Report 8. Published by: Environmetal Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle Co. Wexford, Ireland, pp. 52.
Falaleeva M, O'Mahony C, Gray S, Desmond M, Gault J and Cummins V (2011) Towards climate adaptation and coastal governance in Ireland: Integrated architecture for effective management? Marine Policy, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 784-793. Maria Falaleeva

+353 21 470 3134
Kopke K and O'Mahony C (2011) Preparedness of key coastal and marine sectors in Ireland to adapt to climate change. Marine Policy, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 800-809. Cathal O'Mahony

+ 353 21 470 3111
Actual/Potential Climate Justice Research Categories: Actual Potential
Human, Societal and Developmental Climate Change Research
Adaptation to the impacts of Climate Change
Equitable Low Carbon Development
Relevance to Developing Countries
Knowledge Transfer Technology Transfer Policy Development Capacity Building Other (e.g. collaboration)
Developing Country Links Country Institution and Description of Project/Connection
Past/Current Research in a Developing Country India (& coastal countries in SAARC - see adjacent cell) 2006 UNESCO Post-tsunami Recovery Workshop (Co-ordinated by Envision UK) - Approaches of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Governance Mechanisms in regional SAARC coastal countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Other Links with Developing Countries Kenya / Phillipines Irish Aid - Vicki O'Donnell, a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) expert from CMRC is currently on a three month deployment in Kenya with the Rapid Response Unit. In 2010 she was in the Philippines for two months.
This page was last updated 28 July 2011