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Everyone has an important role in taking climate action. That's why we're supporting communities to come together and see how climate actions can work for them.
Take part in shaping the future of climate action in Greystones.
The event will be a dynamic platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and action planning.
The forum will begin with updates on government and local authority efforts supporting community climate action.
You’ll hear inspiring examples of local initiatives already making a difference in Greystones, followed by a networking opportunity to connect with local projects you can get involved with.
Share your expertise, vision, and shape our lives in Greystones in 2025 and beyond.
Register here.
The Climate Actions Work fund is specifically aimed at community groups and organisations to support them in
• Community Awareness: promoting and creating awareness of climate actions in the local area and encourage others to get involved
• Community Engagement: making connections with each other in their communities, engage with each other and better coordinate their climate action efforts;
• Community Activation: through better coordination develop new partnerships to support new and larger projects and programmes.
Apply for the Climate Actions Work Engagement Fund.
This fund will be supported by a training programme in engagement in climate action which is freely available to all who wish to register.
Community Foundation Ireland held a webinar on 6 September 2024 regarding the Climate Actions Work Engagement Fund. The webinar covered details on the grant criteria, eligible organisations, and guidance on developing an application that effectively highlights the relevant thematic strand being sought. To watch the full webinar recording, click here.
Building on extensive research of the needs of a broad range of stakeholder and community groups, a training programme has been developed in climate engagement and communications. This training programme was developed by Dublin City University for the Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications to deliver accessible and best practice guidance on the development and implementation of effective engagement programmes in climate action for community groups and larger organisations.
Key components include:
• Awareness:
New ways of thinking about climate change
Understanding and Practising Communications
• Engagement:
Understanding Contexts, Audience and Relationships
• Activation:
Building Relationships and Collaboration
If you're interested in the Climate Actions Work training programme, please apply by filling out the
As well as the Climate Actions Work Engagement fund, we are supporting community climate action through a range of other funding schemes:
The Community Climate Action Programme is making €27 million available to community organisations to enhance their climate action, with Community Climate Action Officers in place to work with local authorities and community groups.
The EU Just Transition Fund has made €169 million available to support midlands communities vulnerable to the climate transition.
Find out more
The National Just Transition Fund has made up to €22.1 million available to a variety of projects to further support communities in this region.
The purpose of this grants scheme is to provide support to projects which work in the Circular Economy space, with the aim of advancing the Circular Economy in Ireland and raising awareness of the need to transition to a Circular Economy.