{"id":49314,"date":"2025-11-19T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/building-climate-resilience-across-irelands-transport-network\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:51:41","slug":"building-climate-resilience-across-irelands-transport-network","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/building-climate-resilience-across-irelands-transport-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Building climate resilience across Ireland\u2019s transport network\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Explore how Ireland\u2019s updated Transport Sectoral Adaptation Plan is helping protect critical infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When Storm Amy struck Ireland in October 2025, it left some 184,000 properties in the Republic without power<\/a> and brought transport services to a standstill.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the first named storm of the 2025-26 season, it underscored a growing reality: extreme weather is becoming more frequent, more damaging and more disruptive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vital to the mobility of Ireland\u2019s five million residents, the transport sector now faces increasing pressure to adapt to the impacts of climate change.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against this backdrop, we worked with the Department of Transport<\/a> to update its Transport Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan<\/a> for 2025-2030. This 5-year strategy sets out how the entire transport sector can adapt to climate risks, protect critical services, and strengthen national resilience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Ireland\u2019s Transport Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan \u2013 and why does it matter?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Transport Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan (T-SAP II) is Ireland\u2019s statutory plan for adapting the national transport system to the impacts of climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed in line with the National Adaptation Framework (NAF)<\/a> and the National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA)<\/a>, the plan addresses growing risks such as flooding, coastal erosion, heat-related impacts and more frequent extreme weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanning all modes of transport \u2013\u00a0from\u00a0roads,\u00a0active travel,\u00a0public transport,\u00a0to\u00a0aviation and maritime \u2013T-SAP II\u00a0identifies\u00a0the sector\u2019s\u00a0key\u00a0climate vulnerabilities\u00a0and sets out\u00a040\u00a0targeted actions to reduce disruption, safeguard infrastructure and protect vital transport services.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of a broader government efforts to develop tailored climate adaptation action plans across all key sectors, the plan helps embed climate resilience into policy, planning and investment, supporting the long-term wellbeing of Ireland\u2019s environment, society and economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n T-SAP II plays a crucial role in Ireland\u2019s national response to climate change, providing a clear and coordinated plan to help the transport sector prepare for more frequent and extreme weather events, as well as more gradual impacts of climate change.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Shaping the development of T-SAP II<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To inform and deliver the updated plan, the Department of Transport drew on technical support across all key stages of development. This included the integration of climate science, stakeholder input and national policy alignment to ensure that T-SAP II was both evidence-based and practical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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