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A cross-border science programme has been launched to help tackle challenges surrounding climate change across the UK and Ireland.
The Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water is a virtual programme which brings together experts and researchers to address environmental challenges.
The project is a joint strategic partnership between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain supported by funding from Research Ireland, UKRI and DAERA.
During an event at Queen’s University Belfast, Environment Minister Andrew Muir said science will be “front and centre in helping us deliver on our economic, social and environmental ambitions”.
He said: “Today, the evidence is clear: our climate is changing, our biodiversity is under threat and our water resources are facing unprecedented pressures.
“To ensure our economy grows sustainably, we need a healthy environment.
“We do not have a choice; we must address these interconnected challenges. I absolutely believe that with the help of collaborative and transformative science it is possible to address them.
“Our climate and environmental challenges do not respect borders, and neither can our solutions – this is why the co-centre approach, looking at climate challenges on a north-south, east-west basis, is so vital.
“Our climate is changing, our biodiversity is under threat and our water resources are facing unprecedented pressures.”
The six-year programme includes 14 research institutions and is receiving more than £8 million in funding from DAERA.
Professor Mark Emmerson, co-director of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water, said: “Having the opportunity to collaborate with our researchers, industry leaders and policy partners across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain will be instrumental in exploring solutions and providing scientific evidence to inform policy and legislation that address the most pressing common challenges of climate change, biodiversity decline and water degradation.”
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