| Name of Institution: | University College Cork |
| Discipline/Department: | Geography |
| Research Centre: | Coastal and Marine Research Centre |
| Research Details | Contact Person: | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Actual/Potential Climate Justice Research Categories: | Actual | Potential |
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| Human, Societal and Developmental Climate Change Research |
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| Adaptation to the impacts of Climate Change |
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| Equitable Low Carbon Development |
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| Knowledge Transfer |
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Technology Transfer | Policy Development |
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| Developing Country Links | Country | Institution and Description of Project/Connection |
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| 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. |