Climate Northern Ireland

05/06/2026

Northern Ireland Environment Link, parent organisation of Climate NI, is delighted to be a non-academic partner in FORESIGHTERS (Future ORiEnted Skills, Innovation for Governance for Health, Technology, EneRgy, citieS and creativity), a doctoral programme designed to develop the skills and capabilities to understand, imagine, and critically use different ideas about the future to better understand key challenges.

Queen’s University Belfast has recently launched the recruitment process for 20 Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) as part of its Foresighters Doctoral Training Programme

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Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to launch the recruitment process for 20 Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) as part of its Foresighters Doctoral Training Programme. This offers an exceptional opportunity for future research leaders to access an innovative programme of doctoral training at one...

04/06/2026

MAG, the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment, recently delivered a webinar series exploring the practical delivery of Passivhaus in NI, in collaboration with and .

🟢The first webinar was on Small Scale Public Projects – The Spencer Building Passivhaus Case Study
🟢The second was on Delivering Low Carbon Buildings at Scale
🟢The third was on Public Sector Housing Delivery - Learning from Peabody's Deptford Landings project

📍Watch all three webinars here: https://www.youtube.com/

02/06/2026

💡🌱Environmental Hackathon🌱💡

Join us for this event exploring environmental challenges and how we can work together towards a valued, resilient, healthy environment.

🟢Date: Wednesday 10 June
🟢Time: 4pm-6pm
🟢Location: 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast

📍See more details here: https://tinyurl.com/4nxpuwpu

28/05/2026

🟢📢Applications Open to Join the Just Transition Commission📢🟢

Northern Ireland's newly established Just Transition Commission is looking for a Chair and 15 members to oversee the implementation of the “just transition” provisions within NI’s Climate Change Act.

The Commission will include representatives from 12 sectors: academia, agriculture, built environment, civic society, energy, environmental groups, fisheries, green finance, the rural sector, trade unions, transport and youth groups.

Completed applications must be returned to the Department by noon on Thursday 25 June 2026.

📍Read more and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/xwajde3e

28/05/2026

🌻✍Our monthly newsletter for May has been published! ✍🌻

Featuring a news recap, upcoming events, and funding opportunities.

Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/he84er5w

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20/05/2026

📢Report Launch: A Well-Adapted UK📢

This new report published by the Climate Change Committee sets out a comprehensive range of solutions to address the growing impacts of climate change affecting the UK.

The Adaptation Committee’s eight key areas for government action are:
🟢Protect people from heat
🟢Manage flood risk
🟢Avoid water shortages
🟢Support nature to adapt
🟢Keep farming viable
🟢Understand the risks to food security
🟢Maintain access to insurance
🟢Adapt infrastructure to avoid cascading disruption

📍Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/4exkj2xp

14/05/2026

🌳🎤QUB Annual Wiles Lecture Series: Repairing the Planet🎤🌳

This years annual Wiles Lecture Series will take place at Queen’s University Belfast on 20-23 May 2026.

The series concludes with a lecture on competing visions of planetary repair. Some argue for scaling back technology to allow ecosystems (and humanity) to regenerate naturally. For others, climate repair means the full mobilisation of technology, including geoengineering, to repair the damage done to earth systems by human activity.

📍Find out more about the lecture series here: https://tinyurl.com/ynfbn57v

12/05/2026

Looking to get more involved in your community or local environmental action?

Join Live Here Love Here for a relaxed drop-in event to meet local people passionate about environmental action and discover ways to get involved in your community.

What to expect:
🌳Meet organisations leading environmental projects
🤝Learn how to get involved in hands-on initiatives
💰Discover funding and support available for environmental projects
💭Chat with like-minded people and share ideas

Drop in anytime – no formal schedule, just friendly conversations!

📍Read more here: https://climatenorthernireland.org.uk/events/belfast-community-drop-in/

07/05/2026

📢📖Opportunity: Research Fellow - Climate Adaptation & Horticulture 📖📢

The Maximising Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub is recruiting a researcher within the Co-Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Water at QUB to develop a report and evidence portfolio to help inform a Horticultural Strategy for Northern Ireland.

The post holder will design and facilitate a structured programme of stakeholder engagement across Northern Ireland’s horticultural sector, drawing on the Three Horizons framework to identify shared visions, barriers, and transition pathways for climate-adapted food production.

Application deadline: 18/05/2026

📍Read more and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/yypt7abj

06/05/2026

🟠🔵MACC Hub webinar series: Well-Adapted UK Report🔵🟠

This joint webinar, hosted by the MACC Hub and the Climate Change Committee, will explore the key findings, analysis and recommendations from the latest report to government on climate risk: Well-Adapted UK.

Join the conversation and hear from:
⭕️Dr Richard Millar, Head of Adaptation, CCC
⭕️Dr Olivia Shears, Head of CCRA4, CCC
⭕️Dr Helen Adams (Chair), MACC Hub Lead

Read more and sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2h2mf6