2.6 TII Climate Adaption Strategy

2.6 TII Climate Adaption Strategy

TII’s Climate Adaptation Strategy, published in December 2022, outlines TII’s approach to adapting to climate change and extreme weather events, including flooding, increased risk of landslides, pavement degradation and possible storm damage that will affect the National Roads network and light rail networks. The Strategy builds upon the previous climate adaption strategy published by TII in 2017. The strategy also responds to the Climate Action Plan 2021 (CAP21) Action 297, “Improve climate resilience and adapt to climate change on the Light rail and National Road Network”.

The Strategy outlines seven climate adaption strategic objectives, which adhere to the six guiding principles from TII’s Sustainability Implementation Plan – Our Future. The climate adaption objectives highlight the need to:

»Reduce the frequency of network disruptions during climate-related incidents. »Quickly recuperate from any climate-related incidents. »Ensure organisations responding to climate-related incidents are robust, adaptable, and

equitable. »Improve the climate resilience of lifeline roads thereby providing more accessible communities. »Participate in the broader adaptation initiatives across Ireland through partnerships and

extensive research. »Incorporate climate adaptation within TII’s procedures, policies, and practises to provide a secure

and robust network. »Employ low-carbon methods throughout TII’s designs, procedures, and standards in response to

climate adaptation as well as considering more extensive societal and environmental benefits.

It is important that Ireland’s light rail and National Roads networks isare keptresilient to extreme weather conditions. To address this, NR2040 provides a framework for transport investment on the National Roads network which will include climate change adaptation measures to be developed, prioritised, and implemented. Chapter 5 of NR2040 addresses network resilience and climate adaption as well as the importance of continually maintaining and renewing National Roads infrastructure. .