The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that Ireland is not currently prepared for the impacts of extreme weather conditions following this week’s heatwave.
The Council are urging the government to invest more money into infrastructure that can be severely damaged by the effects of climate change. Damage to roads and rail lines was recorded in parts of the UK as temperatures soared in recent days.
“We have to think about whether our airports and our buildings can be resilient in the face of climate change. The preparation needs to be done in a coordinated way across all sectors,” the council’s chairperson Marie Donnelly told Morning Ireland.
