Dublin Climate Action Week 2021

dlr is delighted to bring you this event, in partnership with Happenings and IPB Insurance.

2040 is an innovative feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW.

Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them into the mainstream.

Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary footage with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board for his daughter and the planet.

This event is being held with support from Irish Public Bodies Insurance (IPB Insurance).

As part of National Bike Week and Dublin Climate Action Week 2021, the Council is holding a fun 6km cycle from Blackrock to Newtownsmith. Starting in Blackrock Park, the cycle will go through Blackrock Village and continue to Dún Laoghaire along the new scenic Coastal Mobility Route with the cycle ending in Newtownsmith. All are welcome on this cycle, but registration is essential. All participants must adhere to the Covid-19 event requirements.  

The Dublin Energy Agency Codema invites you to tell us how we can move Dublin away from fossil fuels and make our capital a clean and healthy county to live, work and visit.

Your views are very important as it will guide us in how we can better engage the public around the energy we use at home, at work, and while on the move.  It will also help to inform actions for the Zero Together Roadmap, which sets out how we will reduce Dublin’s reliance on fossil fuels towards 2030 and beyond.

Climate change affects every aspect of life from how we grow food, the clothes we wear and the way we travel to the intricacies of world politics, endangerment of our planet's habitats and the fates of our future generations. And so, it is no wonder that so many books have been written about or inspired by climate change. No matter your age or reading preferences we have curated a list of books that explore climate change and all its many faces – whether it’s the brutal truth in David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth that provides the reader with a cautionary and yet hopeful prose about our current climate crisis or the fantastical sands of Frank Herbert’s Dune that portrays a changing global climate in this award-winning sci-fi novel, we even have a list of children’s books for those trying to explain a complex yet vital issue to our youngest generations. We have curated a list for all – learn more about climate change and be inspired to spread the word and take positive action!

The wide-ranging causes and far-reaching impacts of climate change make for a very topical yet complicated issue. That’s why it has sparked numerous podcasts - ranging from political debates, scientific explorations, conversational and anecdotal discussions to expeditions into the minds of experts in this field (and many others!). We have curated a list of podcasts covering all sorts of topics that interact with climate change, helping you explore the issue, understand it better and to inspire further interest and action in one of this generation's greatest challenges. 

Links to each show and episode have been added to the list to make it easier to find any and all of the podcasts on the list you wish to listen to - just click on the podcast name or episode! Now you can listen on your way to work, on a walk, in your kitchen or snuggled up on your couch for the evening with a cup of tea!

Sculpture in Context promotes artists and creates opportunities for practicing artists to exhibit their works in a wider public arena.  The organisation has provided much needed opportunities for Irish and Non-Irish sculptors in Ireland.

Two prizes will be awarded to the most innovative sculptures linked with the 5 key themes of the Dublin Climate Change Action Plans.

The exhibition will be ongoing for the duration of DCAW21.

In collaboration with the Irish Film Institute (IFI), we are delighted to present two fascinating environmental documentaries, which will be streaming for the duration of Dublin Climate Action Week 2021 via the IFI online platform IFI@Home.

The Biggest Littlest Farm and *The Magnitude of all Things *are two very different documentaries sharing a common environmental theme. From the endeavor of developing a sustainable farm outside Los Angeles to the extreme impact on indigenous communities in Canada and South America, both films are filled with personal stories of individuals prompted to reflect and act.

IFI’s Dublin Climate Action Week 2021 programme is available to rent on IFI@Home from 13th - 19th September 2021.

There are also some environmentally themed film screenings as part of the IFI Family Festival from August 27th to 29th. The family festival programme can be found at https://ifi.ie/familyfest

Please note this is a school’s event.

Dale Treadwell of Naturally Wild will take primary school students on a journey of discovery to meet, understand and aid our local wildlife, showing students how this will help globally in the fight against climate change. Featuring our wild pollinators, bats, birds and a cautionary tale from the cretaceous creatures of the past!

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser on the link below.

The Let's Talk Climate Action workshop offers Age Friendly Ireland groups in Dublin City and Fingal a better understanding of the need for climate action at a community level.

This 3-hour workshop (delivered over 2 mornings) offers an introduction to climate science, its impacts and possible solutions as well as helping attendees to better identify climate actions at a local level.

Brought to you by Age Friendly Ireland, the Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) with Age Friendly Dublin City and Age Friendly Fingal.

This is a two-part workshop with the first session taking place on Monday 13th September and the second session on Wednesday 15th September.

Please note this is a school’s event.

Dale Treadwell of Naturally Wild will take primary school students on a journey of discovery to meet, understand and aid our local wildlife, showing students how this will help globally in the fight against climate change. Featuring our wild pollinators, bats, birds and a cautionary tale from the cretaceous creatures of the past!

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

Is your bike off the road or do you have a question about bike maintenance? Join us for this FREE webinar where a trained bike mechanic will answer your queries.

Registration link coming soon at: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/smarter-travel-workplaces/cycle-challenge-ie/bikeweek/south-dublin/

A site visit to the former Balleally landfill site which has been capped and an extensive restoration project undertaken, and is now a park in transition. Representatives from Fingal County Council will speak about:  

• Climate Actions of the Council and Climate Action week,  
• Waste management practices in Ireland old to new,  
• Landfill restoration, landfill gas extraction system, tree planting, landfill aftercare, low carbon maintenance equipment, 
• New National Waste Management Plan,  
• Tips for waste minimisation in the home and recycling lists.

After the talk attendees will be free to walk the 5.5km of walking / jogging track and enjoy the fantastic views Rogerstown Estuary. 

Pre-registration, talk 40 minutes to 1 hour duration, attendance limited to 40 persons, parking onsite. 

Speakers: Representatives from Fingal County Council Environment, Climate Action & Active Travel Department  

Please note that this event is now sold out. There has been huge interest in this tour so we may organise another tour before the end of the year - please join our wait list on Eventbrite so we can notify you if a space becomes available or if we are organising another tour.

Come on a tour of the site of the Tallaght District Heating Scheme, which is currently under construction and will be the first large-scale district heating network of its kind in Ireland.  The scheme will also operate as Ireland’s first not-for-profit utility and will make a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions in the area, saving almost 1,500 tonnes of CO2 each year and establishing Tallaght as a leader in innovation in the area of climate change.

The route will go along Belgard Road, Belgard Square North and the site of the Energy Centre.

Tour Starting Point: Please meet at the car park of County Hall, South Dublin County Council 10 minutes in advance.

This FREE bike yoga webinar will show you how to warm up and activate the core muscles ahead of going out for a cycle.

Registration link coming soon at: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/smarter-travel-workplaces/cycle-challenge-ie/bikeweek/south-dublin/

This webinar will discuss what exactly the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is, what is its role and how do they prepare their climate assessment reports.  The webinar will discuss some of the key findings from the recent IPCC climate report with input from a Coordinating Lead Author and discuss the timeline of future reports expected from the IPCC in 2022.   

The webinar will include Live Q&A with panel members . 

Speakers: Professor Peter Thorne, National University of Ireland and Coordinating Lead Author for IPCC AR6 in discussion with Kevin O’Sullivan, Environment and Science Editor, The Irish Times

Film showcasing ReUse initiatives in Fingal, including paint, bicycle and instrument repairs; featuring two communities in Balbriggan and Dublin 15. The film will be approximately 30 minutes.

Three years into our first Climate Change Action Plan how are South Dublin County Council delivering on our actions? This panel discussion will focus on the five areas that make up the plan: Energy & Buildings, Transport, Flood Resilience, Nature-Based Solutions, and Resource Management, highlighting the key achievements, progress, and stumbling blocks thus far. A Q&A session with the panellists will follow.

Speakers:

• Eddie Conroy, Chair of Energy & Buildings
• John Hegarty, Chair of Transport
• Chris Galvin, Chair of Flood Resilience
• Suzanne Furlong, Chair of Nature-Based Solutions
• Sharon Conroy, Chair of Resource Management
• Darby Mullen, Climate Change Co-ordinator

The event will be moderated by the Mayor of South Dublin County Council Peter Kavanagh. 

Join the Chief Executives of the four Dublin local authorities, as they discuss their shared and local approaches to climate action. Each Dublin local authority has made and is implementing a Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024; these include both locally specific and shared actions across the Dublin Region.

During this session we will hear from the Chief Executives on a range of topics including:

• Developing and fostering corporate and political leadership in Local Authority climate action;
• Exploring the challenges for Local Authorities in addressing climate action;
• Learning more about how the Dublin local authorities work with external partners from local, community, regional and national level; and
• Discussing the future hopes and aspirations of the Chief Executive’s in combating climate change to 2030, 2050 and beyond.

Speakers:

• Tom McHugh, dlr Interim Chief Executive
• Daniel McLoughlin, SDCC Chief Executive
• AnnMarie Farrelly, Fingal Chief Executive
• Owen Keegan, DCC Chief Executive
• Moderated by David Dodd, Dublin CARO

Please note this is a school’s event.

Dale Treadwell of Naturally Wild will take primary school students on a journey of discovery to meet, understand and aid our local wildlife, showing students how this will help globally in the fight against climate change. Featuring our wild pollinators, bats, birds and a cautionary tale from the cretaceous creatures of the past!

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

Calling all lower primary school classrooms (1st-3rd classes). Join the Picker Pals for one of our fun 30-minute sessions of litter and climate related learning.  

We'll find out what's ending up in the environment and how we can stop that nasty trash getting there. There'll also be a chance to learn what the Picker Pals are doing to make the world better and see some unbelievable litter "treasures" picked up around Ireland.  

Finally, there will be a fun quiz with a chance to WIN your class a full participation in the Picker Pals programme 2021-22. 

 Background to Picker Pals 

Picker Pals is a fun environmental activity programme for primary school children, their families, schools and communities. Through fun stories and songs and a special pack containing everything needed for litter-picking, Picker Pals motivates children to lead litter-picking adventures with their families. Picker Pals gives children the opportunity to make the world a better place through local stewardship. 

Speakers: Patrick Jackson & Angela Kenny 

The workshop will present the OpenLitterMap app used for the Plastic Raiders project and give the audience a set of tasks involving the use of the app to find plastics in the local area. The Plastic Raider project combines remote sensing technologies and bottom-up citizen science to create sustainable, intergenerational change in polluting and environmental activism behaviours.  The project enables citizens to act on climate change and sustainable development. The key societal impacts of the citizen science activities run in the workshop will be to raise awareness, engage and empower citizens and consumers with concrete tools to monitor their impacts on the environment.

• Francesco Pilla, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin 
• Sean Lynch, Director and Founder of OpenLitterMap

Please note this is a school’s event.

Dale Treadwell of Naturally Wild will take primary school students on a journey of discovery to meet, understand and aid our local wildlife, showing students how this will help globally in the fight against climate change. Featuring our wild pollinators, bats, birds and a cautionary tale from the cretaceous creatures of the past!

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser on the link below.

Please note this is a school’s event.

Let’s Talk Climate Action is an introductory climate action workshop for secondary school students. This workshop, delivered by Gavin Harte, will help students to better understand the need for climate action in their day to day lives while giving voice to their concerns about climate change as young citizens.

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

Please note this is a school’s event.

Dale Treadwell of Naturally Wild will take primary school students on a journey of discovery to meet, understand and aid our local wildlife, showing students how this will help globally in the fight against climate change. Featuring our wild pollinators, bats, birds and a cautionary tale from the cretaceous creatures of the past!

No registration link - interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

This event highlights where Dublin is now in relation to its energy use and emissions and the different pathways we can take towards 2050 across Dublin’s homes, businesses and transport sector to make our capital carbon-neutral by 2050, using the results of Codema’s Dublin Region Energy Master Plan.

By joining this online event, you can learn more about:

• What is an energy master plan?
• What are the national targets at the moment for 2030 and 2050?
• How can the master plan better inform us on the best solutions for each part of Dublin, such as types of renewables and areas most at risk of energy poverty
• Preferred pathways for Dublin's vision towards 2030 and 2050.
• The socio-economic benefits identified by the master plan, such as the creation of green jobs and improved air quality.

Water, you can't live without it. The city grew economically and socially because of its relationship with water. How can something so simple go unnoticed until it's too late. Meet our team of water experts who work to make sure you have clean water to drink, cook and grow with. Find out about how we are building resilience to flooding, maintaining the health of the water bodies we are dependent on, and using sustainable urban drainage systems in the public realm. 

• Gerry O’Connell,  Fellow CEng, MIEI,. Senior Engineer, Water Framework Directive Office
• Emma Finlay, Senior Executive Engineer, Water Pollution Control 
• Dr. Neil Higgins, Senior Executive Engineer, Drainage Division
• Joseph Craig, Senior Executive Engineer, Water & Drainage
• David Grant, Project Resident Engineer
• Adrian Conway, Nature Based Solutions Management Lead, DHLGH

Moderator: Dr. Niamh Shaw, Irish engineer, scientist, writer and performer, recently voted one of Ireland’s leading science communicators and STEAM specialists.

Members of the public interested in learning more about biodiversity in South Dublin County are invited on this walk focussed around the Tymon Park esker. Led by Heritage Officer for South Dublin County Council Rosaleen Dwyer, the event will explore the multitude of biodiversity on our doorstep. 

This panel discussion involving experts in climate change and weather, will talk about the differences between weather and climate, the current climate change projections for Ireland to 2050 and how we can adapt to the climate impacts we are experiencing and will face in the future.  

 The webinar will include Live Q&A with panel members and may use live Polls to gather audience opinion. 

Moderator:

• Dr Cara Augustenborg – Environmental Scientist & Climate Change Lecturer, University College Dublin

Panel Members: 

• Dr. Barry O’ Dwyer – Climate Ireland MaREI Centre, University College Cork 
• Alastair McKinstry – Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC)  
• Keith Lambkin – Senior Climatologist Met Éireann

Are you interested in saving energy in your community?

This online event organised by Codema - Dublin’s Energy Agency will explain SEAI's Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme in the Dublin Region, its benefits to individual homeowners and communities, and how you can get involved in the programme. You will also hear from some Sustainable Energy Communities from the Dublin Region, followed by a Q&A session with our panel of speakers.

Speakers will include a member of the SEAI SEC Programme team, Gavin Harte (SEC Regional Co-ordinator with Codema & DLR County Mentor), Gerard Meaney (Climate 23), Brian Murphy (St. John Bosco Youth Centre, Drimnagh SEC), and Fiona Treacy (Dalkey SEC).

Sustainable Living made easy - simple and inexpensive tips to help you choose a more sustainable lifestyle and protect the planet and your health.  

Speakers: Elaine Butler ‘Living Lightly’.  

Elaine Butler runs the website Living Lightly in Ireland, a sustainable living guide with all the information needed to live a greener life; from where to shop, to what to cook. In order to maintain objectivity Elaine doesn't do sponsored posts and the website is funded by readers. Elaine has been featured in the Irish Times, The Irish Independent, and on RTE, Virgin Media and on Radio 1.  

This webinar will provide an overview of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programme by An Taisce and the National Transport Authority with panel members from each of the four Dublin Local Authorities providing examples of projects and plans in their areas.

The webinar will involve a general discussion and Q&A from live chat.

Moderator: Jane Hackett - Senior Programme Manager, Green-Schools Travel

Panel Members:

• Sinead Murphy – Fingal County Council
• Antonia Martin – Dublin City Council
• Conor Geraghty – Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
• Simon Palmer – South Dublin County Council 
• Finola O’Driscoll  - National Transport Authority 
• Norma Linehan – Carysford National School Principal

On Wednesday 15th September, we are encouraging anyone travelling to work within South Dublin County to cycle. Take a selfie and post your journey experience on social media, including the hashtag #icycledtowork

This event will introduce Regional Energy Demand Analysis Portal (REDAP), an SEAI co-funded decision-support tool which will help guide Dublin’s energy transition.

During this presentation, policy-makers, planners and other public representatives are invited to learn about how REDAP can be used to map and profile energy consumption in the building stock and mobility sectors (incl. average fuel types, expenditure and load profiles).

Attendees will also gain an understanding about how these data insights can be used to define Climate Action Plans and decarbonisation zones, to engage with Sustainable Energy Communities and to promote regions as attractive places to live, work and invest in.

A site visit to St Ita’s Wetland where Fingal’s biodiversity officer Hans Visser will speak about the climate and biodiversity benefits of rewetting wetlands.  

Pre-registration, 40 minutes to 1 hour duration, attendance limited to 25 persons, parking and meeting at Portrane Athletic football club, waterproof footwear required.  

10am-4pm

Street Performance at CHQ

Take a moment to pause and dance with Rita. While you dance listen to the stories of a farmer or a brewer, and how climate change is shaping their livelihoods. Dancing With Eco Farmers is the result of the Summer iteration of ... As If Trying Not To Own The Earth a new dance and food activism project from Instant Dissidence co-commissioned by Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival and Dublin Dance Festival with Dublin City Council. 

Performer: Rita Marcalo

For more information on this event, click here.

This online event explores why enhancing climate resilience and sustainability can lead to new opportunities and growth for your business. Gain an understanding of carbon footprints, customer led changes, and business opportunities in the circular economy. Learn about supports available including Enterprise Ireland’s Climate Enterprise Action Fund.

Hosted by Owen Laverty, Head of Enterprise, dlr Local Enterprise Office, join CEO of Climate Matters, Cera Slevin, who shares her insights into why climate change does matter for your business. Followed by four Dublin businesses who will share the opportunities and growth they have experienced in adopting sustainable and climate friendly practices. Finally learn about the supports available to help your business take the opportunities available to grow and prosper in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way.

The webinar will conclude with live Q&A with panel members.

Speakers:

• Host: Owen Laverty, dlr Local Enterprise Office
• Cera Slevin, Climate Matters
• Sean O’Haire, VIVA Green (dlr)
• Gerry Cahalin, Service Delivery Manager and Sarah Foley, Environmental and Community Co-ordinator, Dundrum Town Centre (dlr)
• Sean Penston, Director of Facilities, Beacon Hospital, Sandyford (dlr)
• Lucy McDonnell, Technical & Sustainability Manager, Donnelly Fruit and Veg, St Margaret’s (Fingal)
• Joanne Sheahan, Enterprise Ireland

For Climate Action week, join artist Christine Mackey for a live online talk as she explores the link between art, agriculture and land use through her own work, as well as the work of Joseph Beuys, Future Farmers and Agnes Denes.

Christine Mackey is an independent studio-based artist at the Leitrim Sculpture Centre. Her research-based practice is rooted in environmental concerns and the development of meaningful participation working across a range of disciplines and site-specific contexts.

WeCount is a European project that enables citizens to initiate a policy-making process with fully automated measurement data in the field of mobility and air quality. The concept is simple: with a sensor in combination with a low-cost computer and software, anyone can measure the traffic and air pollution in their street. The workshop will show how to empower local communities with low-cost sensors to monitor traffic volumes, speed and composition (cars, pedestrian, bikes and heavy vehicles) along with air pollution (particulate matter). The workshop will also provide details on the tools to analyse the data and produce policy proposals for more sustainable local mobility.

Speakers:

• Francesco Pilla, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin 
• Anna Molter, Post Doctorate Research Fellow, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

A site visit to Rogerstown Estuary where Fingal’s biodiversity officer Hans Visser will speak about the Rogerstown Estuary Let it Flood project which has made space for floodwater, alleviated potential flooding locally and created a rich saltmarsh habitat. Hans will speak about the benefits of the project and identify local biodiversity.

Pre-registration, 1hour duration, attendance limited to 40 persons. Meeting at Turvey Nature Reserve.

Come along for a free bike check and basic repairs. Small charge applies for any parts needed 

Location: 15 Crofton Road, Dún Laoghaire

Time: 12.30pm-3pm

No registration needed but there may be queue

District heating provides low-carbon heat for up to 90% of buildings in leading sustainable cities like Copenhagen and Stockholm.  With two major schemes in development in Dublin, district heating is now on its way to our capital, but what is it exactly and how does it work? This event will clearly explain what district heating is and its many benefits, such as less maintenance, lower carbon emissions, hot water on demand (meaning that you never having to worry about leaving the immersion on again!) and a cheaper, alternative way of meeting building regulations.

Speakers: Donna Gartland, CEO, Codema - Dublin’s Energy Agency

This webinar will detail some of the latest innovations in urban logistics and deliveries, including project examples from Smart Dublin and commercial operators.   

The event will discuss the role that these projects can play in transitioning to more sustainable transport and driving down emissions particularly in urban areas.  

 The webinar will include live Q&A with panel members and may use live polls to gather audience opinion.  

Moderator: Alan Murphy - Smart Dublin Regional Manager  

 Panelists: 

• Luke Binns – Smart Dublin Projects Coordinator 
• Ronan Herron – Digital Strategy Officer for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 
• James Atkinson - Sustainability Programme Manager – DPD

Public health has been a driver of planning and policy for over a hundred years, but was thrown into spotlight with the COVID pandemic. The pandemic has given us a peek at what the future may hold. What are the risks posed by climate change to our health and how do we mitigate the risks?

Speakers:

• Dr. Ina Kelly, President, Irish Medical Organisation
• Dr. Colm Byrne, Mater Hospital
• Prof Anne Matthews, School of Nursing, DCU

Moderator: Cllr Michael Pidgeon

Join us for a series of chats with the women leading on climate action in Dublin City Council. You will learn about the day to day of climate action and the challenges in transforming the city to a low carbon climate resilient future.

For our first panel Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland, will discuss with our speakers:

 Ali Grehan -  City Architect,

Yvonne Kelly - Law Agent,

Mary MacSweeney - Head of Economic Development and

Patricia Reidy, Senior Engineer

their role in implementing the Dublin City Council Climate Action Plan and making the city a vibrant, liveable place for all in an uncertain future. 

This webinar will feature videos showcasing sustainable business initiatives in Fingal, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A; with representatives from Fingal County Council Economic Events and Tourism Department, Local Enterprise Office and LEADER. (Topics covered will include business and sustainability and the green/circular economy). 

Speakers: Aoife Sheridan Fingal County Council, Representatives from LEO, Fingal Chamber, LEADER 

This event will be a discussion with Dr. Sinead Walsh, Climate Envoy for Ireland.

Dr. Walsh is author of the fascinating book ‘Getting to Zero - a Doctor and diplomat on the Ebola Frontline’ detailing experiences of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone in 2014.  The discussion will include;

• Dr. Walsh's extensive experience in the NGO and government sectors.
• Ireland's role in Climate Action in developing counties including   examples of key achievements and projects
• Role of Ireland in COP26 and other international climate fora.

The event webinar will include Live Q&A with Dr. Sinead Walsh.

Speaker:

• Dr. Sinead Walsh (Climate Envoy and Deputy Director General for Irish Aid)

Moderator:

• David Dodd, Coordinator, Dublin Climate Action Regional Office

This FREE workshop will explain how Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) can help the citizens of South Dublin County identify sustainable energy solutions in our homes, schools, businesses, and communities. In this workshop you will hear from South Dublin County mentor Raoul Empey who will give an overview of setting up an SEC and there will be plenty of opportunities to network and ask questions.

Speakers: Raoul Empey, SEC Community Mentor

DLR is a recognised leader in Energy and Buildings and has a strong track record on delivering energy efficiency for Local Authority purposes and in developing low energy homes. Awards include the Leadership in Public Sector Award from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2019 and three years in a row the Sustainability Award winner from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. The speakers will outline the DLR carbon reduction journey and share case studies of exemplar social housing. The webinar will include live Q&A with panel members. 

Speakers:

• Andrée Dargan, County Architect, dlr Architects’ Department and dlr Energy Performance Offier 
• Eibhlin Curley, Senior Executive Officer, dlr Architects’ Department and dlr Energy Coordinator

This online lifestyle event features Dublin-based women who are championing sustainable living in their own day-to-day lives. This event is a must for anyone who wishes to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle. Journalist and broadcaster Roisín Ingle will chat to our panel members Ruth Doyle, Joanna Donnelly, Carrie-Ann Moran and Elaine Butler about navigating more sustainable ways of living every day. The discussion will take in everything from eco-friendly fashion to sustainable transport, avoiding plastic, greening your family, becoming active on sustainability issues within your community and everything in between. You will come away with a wealth of information, inspiration and a tonne of tips and actions to kick start your best sustainable life. ‘She’s So Sustainable’ highlights how every day actions can become effective climate actions.

Brought to you by the Dublin Climate Action Regional Office and the Eastern Midlands Regional Waste Office.

Moderator: Roisin Ingle

Panel Members:

• Ruth Doyle - Director and Research Lead at M.CO
• Joanna Donnelly - Meteorologist and Forecaster at Met Éireann
• Carrie-Ann Moran - Circular Economy and Sustainable Fashion professional
• Elaine Butler - Living Lightly in Ireland

Dublin City Council’s City Architect’s Public Realm Team will provide a short ‘Walk and Talk’ about how its work contributes to climate action. The tour will cover the recently completed Chatham Street and Clarendon Street, as well as the area around South Anne St, which is at the preliminary design stage of a significant Public Realm upgrade. The Architects will discuss the climate friendly design moves that play an important role as they develop their Public Realm projects. 

Extract from Dublin City Public Realm Strategy ‘Your City Your Space’ published in 2012 

‘The provision of a high quality public realm has an environmental impact, whether through the environmental cost of the materials used or the resources used for maintenance and renewal. Future works and practices need to take these into account when decisions are made. Coordinated efforts are required to reduce such impacts. The design of the public realm affects the city’s ability to withstand or accommodate the impacts of a changing climate.’ 

Topics for discussion: 

• Mobility 
• Planting & Biodiversity 
• Surface water management and SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) 
• Material specification and historic fabric 
• Energy reduction 
• COVID interventions - reclaiming space for pedestrians 
• The embodied carbon / Life-cycle-assessment question

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is setting a national example and demonstrating continued leadership, in improving cycling and pedestrian infrastructure, to encourage the uptake of cycling and walking across the County. In the past year and in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council has been working in partnership with local stakeholders and businesses in a number of areas throughout the County, to create designs for re-imagined public spaces. This is directly linked to the Council’s ‘Climate First’ approach, and strives to enhance the quality of life for dlr citizens and visitors alike. In this webinar learn first-hand from the dlr ‘adaptive design and dynamic engagement’ approach to project development, implementation and monitoring. Our consultants Ramboll, will also share their experiences from across Europe and our colleagues at Technological University, Dublin will share thoughts on the role of data and evidence, in evaluating the benefits of Active Travel interventions at the local level.

• Host: Robert Burns, dlr Director of Infrastructure & Climate Change
• Conor Geraghty, dlr Senior Engineer Active Travel
• Marianne Weinreich, Market Manager Ramboll
• Jacob Kurek, Henning Larsen Brand
• Sarah Rock, TU Dublin

This event will consist of a walkthrough of a residential development in Malahide that incorporates sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS). These systems have been designed to replicate the natural characteristics of the land and ultimately slow the post development discharge rate of surface water to reduce the potential for downstream flooding. The duration of this event will be 90mins and will consist of a c.1.4km slow walk with four stop offs for discussion. Representatives from Fingal County Council’s Water Services Planning section will describe how the systems work. 

Speakers:

• Colin Gallagher – Senior Engineer – Water Service Planning (Fingal County Council) 
• Daragh Sheedy – Executive Engineer– Water Service Planning (Fingal County Council) 
• Retired Senior Engineer from Fingal County Council   
• Representative from the developer

Please note this is a school’s event.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) will present on peatlands and their value as climate change champions, including their ability to store carbon and water. In addition, the workshop will introduce students to the importance of composting, as an alternative to using peat in a garden.  Suitable for 3rd-6th class.

No registration link -  interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

10am to 4pm

Street Performance Castle Market (Grogan’s)

Take a moment to pause and dance with Rita. While you dance listen to the stories of a farmer or a brewer, and how climate change is shaping their livelihoods. Dancing With Eco Farmers is the result of the Summer iteration of ... As If Trying Not To Own The Earth a new dance and food activism project from Instant Dissidence co-commissioned by Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival and Dublin Dance Festival with Dublin City Council. 

Performer: Rita Marcalo

For more information about this event, click here.

Join the Rediscovery Centre for an online introduction to creative fashion upcycling workshop. The webinar will show how to give a second life to materials that have been used before. Arran from Rediscover Fashion will run through various upcycling techniques and clothing hacks. 

Tackling the major climate issues requires people with different expertise and experience to work together to identify novel but also practical solutions. This panel will focus on the collaborative work between local authorities, academics and industry using the 'quadruple helix' model to bring different knowledge bases and approaches together. This model has already led to our partnering on multi-million euro research projects now core to driving climate solutions in Dublin, and Europe. The expert panel discussion will include examples from Smart Sandyford projects on analysing sustainable mobility measures in Dublin, and European wide flood resilience.

Speakers:

• Dr Conor Dowling (Smart Sandyford)
• Ronan Herron (DLR)
• Prof Brian Cawfield (TCD Enable)
• Prof Salem Gharbia (Sligo IT)

Calling all lower primary school classrooms (1st-3rd classes). Join the Picker Pals for one of our fun 30-minute sessions of litter and climate related learning.  

We'll find out what's ending up in the environment and how we can stop that nasty trash getting there. There'll also be a chance to learn what the Picker Pals are doing to make the world better and see some unbelievable litter "treasures" picked up around Ireland.  

Finally, there will be a fun quiz with a chance to WIN your class a full participation in the Picker Pals programme 2021-22. 

Background to Picker Pals 

Picker Pals is a fun environmental activity programme for primary school children, their families, schools and communities. Through fun stories and songs and a special pack containing everything needed for litter-picking, Picker Pals motivates children to lead litter-picking adventures with their families. Picker Pals gives children the opportunity to make the world a better place through local stewardship. 

Speakers: Patrick Jackson & Angela Kenny 

Please note this is a school’s event.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) will present on peatlands and their value as climate change champions, including their ability to store carbon and water. In addition, the workshop will introduce students to the importance of composting, as an alternative to using peat in a garden.  Suitable for 3rd-6th class.

No registration link -  interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

We are experiencing many changes in the way that we live and work. Our offices, city streets and climate require transformation. Smart Mobility Hubs is a pilot project that aims to address all three.  

Designed and delivered by Smart Dublin, Dublin councils and industry experts, Smart Mobility Hubs offer shared electric cars and e-bikes that are free to use and easy to book. They are provided by businesses to their staff for the purpose of work travel.  

Smart Mobility Hubs give staff more flexibility to leave their personal cars at home, and businesses more flexibility in managing their car parks. At scale, shared mobility will mean that our city streets are calmer, and our air is cleaner.  

This webinar will offer both practical guidance and in-depth insight into why this project is important, and why these changes are inevitable. You will hear from local government leaders, and funding and industry partners.  

This project is supported by Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding, and by UCD’s Spatial Dynamics Lab. 

Join the Rediscovery Centre for an online introduction to bike maintenance workshop. This workshop will show participants how to extend the life of their bicycle and improve safety through regular maintenance. Mark Dunn from Rediscover Cycling will share some tips and tricks to keep your bicycle on the road.  

Rediscover Cycling Programme Manager Mark Dunn will run through basic bike maintenance, focusing on the areas that see the most wear and tear, and tasks that need minimal tools and experience. He will run through information and jobs related to tubes and tyres, rim and disc brakes, chains and other basic adjustments and maintenance. A little goes a long way, so learn about quick and easy repairs that can make your bike last a long time. 

Come along for a free bike check and basic repairs. Small charge applies for any parts needed 

Location: 16 Carmanhall Road, Sandyford

Time: 12.30pm-3pm

No registration needed but there may be a queue

This panel discussion will involve experts in climate change science and climate negotiation at a national, European and International levels. The webinar will discuss -   

• What is a COP? (Conference of Parties)?   
• Why is it important?   
• What can be expected from COP26 in Glasgow in November?   
• What role does Ireland have?

 The webinar will include live Q&A with panel members and may use live polls to gather audience opinion.  

Moderator: Dr Tara Shine - Director of Change by Degrees and Environment and Development Consultant. 

Panel Members:  

Dr. Frank Mc Govern – Chief Climate Scientist at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Prof. John Sweeney – Emeritus Professor of Geography at NUI Maynooth 

John Finnegan - Principal Officer Climate Governance and Policy Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC)  

Are you interested in learning how to save energy coming into the Winter months? Are you looking for simple tips for what to look out for on your energy bill? Join Codema, Dublin’s Energy Agency, for this online event as they share their top tips to get you saving energy as well as introducing their award-winning Home Energy Saving Kit that is available to borrow for free from over 100 libraries across Ireland.

Speakers: Katie Harrington, Energy & Climate Awareness Officer, Codema

Join us for a conversation and panel discussion on how fashion impacts our climate, hear from both industry experts and those living sustainably through their wardrobe choices on how collectively we can work towards reducing our impact on the planet.

Speakers:

• Ruth O’Connor - Fashion Journalist (MC)
• Taz and Geraldine - The Useless Project
• Aisling Byrne – Nuw
• Carrie Ann Moran – Circular Fashion Ireland & Fashion Revolution

Moving through the city is a daily activity and one laden with challenges. Reducing emissions from transport is critical to meeting our targets, but can it be done in a manner that is just? How do we make moving around the city equitable along lines of gender, race, and socioeconomic status?

Speakers:

• Brendan O’Brien , Executive Manager Traffic, Dublin City Council
• Dr. Brian Caulfield, Associate Professor and Head of Discipline in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, TCD.
• Sarah Bowman, Director of Strategic Engagement for the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability, and Director of the Health Research Board-Irish Research Council Ignite Programme at Trinity College Dublin

Join the Rediscovery Centre for a fun introduction to furniture recycling. During this workshop, Marianne from Rediscover Furniture will teach participants how to pick the best furniture to upcycle, how to choose colours, how to prepare the furniture for painting and painting techniques.  

The Introduction to Furniture Upcycling Workshop will start with how to prepare the furniture for upcycling and detail all the materials that are needed and where to get them from. The techniques will include painting the furniture and achieving a beautiful spray-like finish. Decoupage using napkins and wallpaper will be demonstrated. Different options on revamping hardware will also be run through. An email handout will be available to all participants after the workshop.

A live webinar focusing on “The Forest of Fingal – Tree Strategy” which will highlight the benefits of trees as Nature Based Solutions for Climate Action. The webinar will include details of how trees can contribute to Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Education and how Communities can work with the Council on tree related initiatives. The webinar will be presented by Kevin Halpenny and Michael Staunton from Fingal County Council’s Parks & Green Infrastructure Division. 

Join us for a series of chats with the women leading on climate action in Dublin City Council. You will learn about the day to day of climate action and the challenges in transforming the city to a low carbon climate resilient future. 

For our second panel Councillor Mary Callaghan, will discuss with our speakers:

• Maryann Harris – Senior Executive, Nature Based Solutions Lead,
• Mary-Liz Walsh - Executive Engineer, Water Framework Directive Office
• Anne Marie Kelly - City Librarian and
• Eithne Gibbons   Head of Waste Management Services,

their role in implementing the Dublin City Council Climate Action Plan and making the city a vibrant, liveable place for all in an uncertain future. 

Join us for this workshop where you’ll learn all about recycling properly, and how to repurpose your rubbish into a cool craft! This is an outdoor, in-person event at Ballyroan library.

Suitable for 8-12 year olds, booking essential.

A panel discussion on the case for adopting a Circular approach to the Tourism sector. The event will also include the presentation of the MODOS Innovation Awards & details on the next MODOS training programme commencing in October.

Moderator: Brian O’Kennedy, CEO, Clear Stream Solutions

Speakers:

• Aileen Deasy – Fáilte Ireland 
• Viki Baird  - Stillgarden 
• Shawn Talbot – Christ Church Cathedral 
• Megan Best – Native Events

Let's Talk Climate Action aims to help communities better understand the need to build local climate knowledge and to undertake climate action in their community. The workshop will be delivered in two parts over three hours.

Part 1 – A presentation on climate action.

Part 2 – Breakout groups where attendees can discuss local climate actions relevant to their local communities.

The Conscious Cup Campaign is non profit organisation started in 2016 by a group of concerned individuals who, inspired by similar initiatives of cafes and citizens around the world, are aiming to reduce and eventually eliminate single use cups in Ireland. 

The campaign is funded by the Regional Waste Management Offices, the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications and is supported by VOICE. 

Are you a member of Tidy Towns? 

Would you like to know more about how to reduce coffee cup litter by working with your local Cafes? 

Join us for a presentation and Q&A session during Climate Action Week. 

Speakers: Sorcha Kavanagh, Conscious Cup Campaign

This webinar will be delivered by the inspiring environmental scientist Dr. Tara Shine and will help you to make achievable, affordable and genuinely effective changes that will improve your life and benefit our planet. 

The webinar will include live Q&A with panel members and may use live polls to gather audience opinion.  A limited number of books ‘How to save your Planet one object at a time’ signed by Dr. Shine will be given to some audience members. 

The Ringsend Irishtown Sustainable Energy Community (RiSEC) will host a walking tour in the community to showcase local sustainable energy projects, answer questions about energy saving, and welcome residents who are interested in getting involved with the community group or just curious about what the group has been working on.

The tour will start at the Clanna Gael GAA Club and finish at the Fair Play Café.

Speakers will include SEAI Mentor Gerard Doherty, Fergal Purcell (Arden Energy), Eoin O’Connor, Fair Play Café owner Joe Donnelly and Clanna Gael Chairman Brian Delaney (tbc).

Join Phibsboro Village Tidy Towns as we launch our draft Energy Master Plan, Biodiversity Master Plan and Circular Economy Map. We will take you through our vision via presentations and discussions, and as the famous proverb says, “It takes a village…”

Sustainability, circularity and biodiversity provide the foundations for the Phibsboro Village Climate Club, a response to the climate emergency based on the principle of act local, think global. We would love to hear from the people in our community and to work together to combat the climate emergency in a positive productive way. Help us turn our action plans into reality and transform this village. All are welcome.

Please note this is a school’s event.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) will present on peatlands and their value as climate change champions, including their ability to store carbon and water. In addition, the workshop will introduce students to the importance of composting, as an alternative to using peat in a garden. Suitable for 3rd-6th class.

No registration link -  interested parties can contact the organiser at the link below.

Join artist Michele Horrigan as she discusses her ongoing work 'Stigma Damages' as part of Dublin Climate Action Week 2021 events.

Michele Horrigan is founder and director of Askeaton Contemporary Arts, facilitating artist residencies, exhibitions and publication production with over one hundred realised projects, often with a particular interest in site-specific and socially-engaged practices.

Join us at the Rediscovery Centre for a day of DIY for Climate! We’ve got expert DIY’ers to show you their skills.  We will have a bike repair clinic to show you how to fix your bike.  A furniture upcycling workshops to teach you how to take that charity shop furniture find from drab to fab. A demonstration of how to build your own rainwater planter to spruce up your front or back garden!  There will also be tours of the Rediscovery Centre so you can learn more!

Please note this is a school’s event.

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) will present on peatlands and their value as climate change champions, including their ability to store carbon and water. In addition, the workshop will introduce students to the importance of composting, as an alternative to using peat in a garden. Suitable for 3rd-6th class.

No registration link -  interested parties can contact the organiser on the link below.

This webinar will explore the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) with particular emphasis on the work local authorities have done as well as the role of public and communities. Attendees will get a background to how the AIPP came about and its aims and benefits. The panel will have members of community groups and LAs who have carried out successful biodiversity projects, showing the public how they can get information and get involved with preserving and restoring biodiversity in their local communities.

The webinar will include Live Q&A with panel members and may use live polls to gather audience opinion.

Moderator: Maryann Harris - Dublin Climate Action Regional Office

Panel members:

• Dr. Úna FitzPatrick – Senior Ecologist, National Biodiversity Data Centre
• Eimear Fox – Senior Landscape Architect at Transport Infrastructure Ireland
• Brian O’Neill - Temple Manor/Wilkins Residents Association member
• Charlie Heasman - Sustainable Skerries member

Not the crystal-clear liqueur flavoured with Curaçao orange peel and hints of citrus, but rather the coming together of three Sustainable Energy Communities (SECs) in the Northside of Dublin City.

Each of the three SECs - Cabra, Phibsboro and Stoneybatter - will present their vision for a fossil fuel free future in Dublin. You will also find out more about the SEAI Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme and how you can get involved.

Speakers will include representatives from the three SECs, TU Dublin and Climate 23, and the SEAI County Mentor for Dublin City.

Act local, think global.

This online event is being organised by the collaboration of SEAI, Renewable Energy Ireland and the Dublin Energy Agency Codema, and aims to reconnect with all women across Ireland working in the energy sector.

It will feature an online chat with some amazing women who will share their experiences about working in the energy sector and will also launch the collaboration of the SEAI Women in Energy Ireland group and the REI Women in Energy directory. The future of the Women in Energy group and its aims will also be discussed, with interactive Slido polls so everyone has a chance to participate.

Speakers:

• Dr Tanya Harrington, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, An Post
• Ellie Horwitch-Smith, Director, Energy Harmonics

The event will be chaired and facilitated by Donna Gartland, CEO of Codema, Dublin's Energy Agency.

Join us for a series of chats with the women leading on climate action in Dublin City Council. You will learn about the day to day of climate action and the challenges in transforming the city to a low carbon climate resilient future.

For our third panel Cllr. Darcy Lonergan will discuss with our speakers:

• Dr. Joanne Rourke – Resource Efficiency Officer,
• Lorraine Bull, Biodiversity Officer,
• Antonia Martin – Active Travel Communication & Promotion Officer
• Dr. Sabrina Dekker – Climate Action Coordinator,

their role in implementing the Dublin City Council Climate Action Plan and making the city a vibrant, liveable place for all in an uncertain future.

This webinar will give you the latest on Electric vehicles (EVs)  

• What are the different types of EVs?    
• What's on the market and what's coming?  
• What grants are available to purchase EVs and to charge them?  
• What are the barriers/incentives for EV uptake?  
• What the plans are for public EV charge points?

 The webinar will include Live Q&A with panel members and may use live polls to gather audience opinion  

Moderator: Geraldine Herbert – Irish Independent Motoring Correspondent   

Panel members:  

• Graham Brennan - Transport,  Research & Development Programme Manager at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) 
• Simon Acton - Irish Electric Vehicle Owners Association Chairperson 
• John Byrne – Manager , ESB E-Cars

A family friendly cycling event designed to encourage participants to enjoy cycling safely.  

This is a co-hosted event in celebration of Climate Action Week and Bike Week 2021. Brought to you by our Active Travel team this event will take place in the gardens of Malahide Castle and Demesne. Road Safety Officers will be on site to teach participants how to be safe and be seen when cycling in the evening.  

This workshop will help people find easy and enjoyable ways to move towards more sustainable living. The course is lively and interactive and covers three craft topics: by the end of the session attendees will be able to make their own soap, wax wraps and biodegradable pots.

Speakers: Aoife Munn

Open air screening of 2040, Newbridge House Walled Garden.

Fingal County Council is delighted to bring you this event, in partnership with the Dublin Metropolitan CARO, Happenings, and supported by IPB Insurance.

2040 is an innovative feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW.

Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them into the mainstream.

Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary footage with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board for his daughter and the planet.

This event is being held with support from Irish Public Bodies Insurance (IPB Insurance).

Join Codema, Dublin’s Energy Agency, for a live “Ask the Expert” Q & A session where a panel of experts will share their advice and answer your questions about home energy upgrades, renewable technologies and the different grants available and so much more! (You can submit your questions or indicate your area of interest when registering for this event.)

Speakers will include Eric Dennis, KSN Energy (Home Energy Upgrades expert) Ruth Buggie, SEAI (Grants expert) and Noel Rowland, Churchfield Home Services (Renewable Technology expert).

Beginning in Corkagh Park, this event is about getting on your bike for the first time or getting back in the saddle after a while away.

Registration link coming soon at: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/smarter-travel-workplaces/cycle-challenge-ie/bikeweek/south-dublin/

Master Composter Craig Benton explains how to compost food and garden materials in a community garden setting; showcasing three different methods of composting. 1 hour.  

A day of fun and learning at St Catherine’s Pak, Dublin 15.

People of all ages are invited to enjoy safe cycling activities and learn more about sustainable transport. On the day there will be:

• Street Velodrome
• Bike Safety Checks
• Cycling Without Age Tribike rides
• BMX tracks
• Cycling safety course for kids
• Bleeperbikes

This is a co-hosted event in celebration of Climate Action Week and Bike Week 2021, brought to you by Fingal County Council’s Active Travel team.

No registration is required, you can simply turn up on the day from 10.30am onwards.

Solitary Bees pollinate more flowers than any other group of insects ensuring that plant communities are healthy and productive. Without them mammals and birds would not have the seeds, berries, or plants on which they depend. Osmia aurulenta is the only solitary bee in Ireland that makes its nest in empty snail shells.

Over the last 30 years up to 30% of Irelands insects have disappeared. A recent UN report highlighted 1,000,000 species are in danger of extinction due to human impact. This symbiotic relationship between Osmia aurulenta and the snail shells that she makes her nest in represents a creative and sensitive approach to existing harmoniously within ones natural environment.

The Unavoidable Interconnectedness of Everything is an ambitious art project that will engage people, of all ages, to produce an artwork consisting of 1,000,000 individual, handmade ceramic ‘shells’, each one representing an endangered species. If you would like to participate in this project please join us for a free workshop where you will be invited to produce a ceramic snail shell that will be used in the final artwork.

The workshop involves a short presentation on the important role of solitary bees. Thereafter you will be given a practical demonstration on ways of working with clay to produce a ‘shell’, after which you will be invited to produce your own individual artworks.

This family event is limited to 30 participants, so feel free to register all your family, based on how many people will take part! Workshop materials can be collected from dlr Lexicon, Queen's Road, Dún Laoghaire, in advance of the workshop. 

Speakers: Mark Clare

Want to know how to contribute to the circular economy? Come along to this FREE all day event in Rathfarnham Castle Park and find out, featuring a Bike Maintenance Workshop, Fashion Repair Workshop, Furniture Repair/Upcycling Workshop and the Repair Café, all hosted by the Rediscovery Centre, the National Centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland. In addition, the South Dublin Comhairle na nÓg will showcase their climate work programme and new social media video.

No registration required.

Speakers: Rediscovery Centre, South Dublin Comhairle na nÓg

Walk & Talk - Visit to a functioning domestic Rain Garden

Bí URBAN has been funded by the Local Area Water Programme to develop a nature-based solution for urban runoff. The NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot will slow down the flow of rainwater using a simple community-based intervention. By diverting urban rainwater from residential rooftops into purpose built rain gardens we will diminish the overflow into storm drains that leads to the pollution of our water-courses.

As with all nature based solutions this project has been designed to address multiple urban issues. In addition to diverting rainwater these purpose built gardens will:

·       Create green spaces in otherwise sterile cement yards, increasing levels of  well-being
·       Provide a connection to nature and horticultural opportunities for participants.
·       Increase habitat for urban pollinators and wildlife.
·       Act as a carbon sink

The NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot to develop a template and the data necessary to scale up the project and make a significant impact on water management in the city while creating enhanced levels of biodiversity and livability.

We believe our Rain Garden Pilot project will demonstrate that collective citizen-lead climate action can have a significant impact on urban problems and that creative partnerships with nature will lead our cities toward a healthier, greener and more sustainable future.
Participants will meet at Bí URBAN at noon to join the tour.

Speakers

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea - Creative Director Bí URBAN

Thomas Carolan - Local Areas Water Programme - Community Water Officer - Midlands and East

Registration Link

Bí URBAN Rain Garden Project Page: 

https://www.biurban.ie/rain-garden-project

EVENTBRITE Booking for NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot Walk & Talk - Visit to a functioning domestic Rain Garden

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/nature-rx-rain-garden-pilot-tour-tickets-172770139137 

Contact the Organiser

Bí URBAN, 3 Manor Street, Stoneybatter, D07 X054 - biurbanstudios@gmail.com

Kaethe Burt-O'Dea - 087 2444185

Master Composter Craig Benton explains how to compost food and garden materials in a community garden setting; showcasing three different methods of composting. Duration: 1 hour.  

South Dublin County Council is delighted to bring you this event, in partnership with the Dublin Metropolitan CARO, Happenings, and IPB Insurance.

2040 is an innovative feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW.

Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them into the mainstream.

Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary footage with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board for his daughter and the planet.

This event is being held with support from Irish Public Bodies Insurance (IPB Insurance).

Dancing With Eco Farmers is the result of the Summer iteration of ... As If Trying Not To Own The Earth a new dance and food activism project from Instant Dissidence co-commissioned by Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival and Dublin Dance Festival with Dublin City Council. 

Featuring new choreographies by community food growers and producers, the project examines our connection with nature, our role within our food system and highlights a need to reconnect with our bodies and with the Earth in a way that is sustainable. 

Missed the chance to cook along with our amazing wizards of the kitchen during Eat the Streets? We got you covered! Learn how to turn home grown veg into:

• Banjira and Dumplings
• Thai Green Curry
• Fajitas
• Mezzes
• Dublin Coddle

Missed our series of After Dinner Chats for Eat the Streets?  Watch and Listen back to our speakers to learn about their ideas for:

• Growing Around the World in Cities
• Making the Most of It, Stopping Food Waste
• Dublin’s Vegetable Roads: Is There a Future for Urban Food Systems?

Walking Tour of Fernhill Park and Gardens with a focus on nature-based solutions and sustainability

During the tour of the Park, you will learn more about existing and future projects, including the Future Woodlands Model, conservation grazing and the Council’s ‘Slow to Mow’ campaign.

Speakers will include Ruairí Ó Dúlaing (DLR Senior Parks Superintendent) and Anne Murray (DLR Biodiversity Officer), as well as a short talk by Gavin Harte (Codema / ESD Training) and members of Belarmine Sustainable Energy Community to highlight the role of local communities in achieving our climate action targets.

This event is a fully outdoor event. Please dress for the weather. The tour will begin on the lawn in front of Fernhill House at 2pm.

Celebrate the biodiversity of St. Anne's Park and fine out about how climate change impacts wildlife with Dublin City Council's Biodiversity Officer Lorraine Bull on this informative walk.