Public Consultation on the draft Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood 2025

The aim of this public consultation is to gather stakeholder feedback on the Department’s draft Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025.

Published on 07 August 2025

Open for submissions from 07 August 2025

Submissions close 5:00pm, Thursday, 04 September 2025

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has commenced the process of developing its second Sectoral Adaptation Plan in 2025.

Climate Change Adaptation is the ongoing process of adjusting to current or anticipated effects of climate change. It is not a one-off emergency response, but a strategic and proactive effort to build the resilience of our economy, communities, and ecosystems. Effective Adaptation aims to reduce the long-term costs of climate-related disruptions while seizing any new opportunities that a changing climate may present.

This process includes preparing for a range of climate-related events—such as floods, fodder shortages, and increasingly severe storms affecting harbours, forests, and other vulnerable sectors.

Mr. Martin Heydon T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, invites submissions, observations and comments on the Draft Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan for 2025. This Plan is mandated by the National Adaptation Framework 2024.

The first Sectoral Adaptation Plan, published in 2019, can be viewed at Agriculture, Forest and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan

The closing date for submissions is 5:00pm Thursday, 04 September 2025.

Submissions should be sent by email to Adaptation2025@agriculture.gov.ie by 5pm on Thursday, 04 September 2025, or by post to:

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Climate Change & Bio-Energy Policy Division, Old Knockmay Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 YK81

Draft Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025

Appropriate Assessment Screening Document

Strategic Environmental Assessment

We are committed to engaging with stakeholders in a clear, open and transparent manner. Any person or organisation can make a submission in relation to this consultation. We will consider all submissions and feedback before we publish the Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025.

Your response to this consultation is subject to:

• the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI)
• the Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE)
• the Data Protection Act 2018

Note: The Department will not disclose the identities of individuals who submit responses, nor will it publish the findings arising from the public consultations. All submissions will undergo a comprehensive assessment by the Department, and the information provided will remain strictly confidential and will not be disclosed outside the Department.

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