b'2 Goal 2 Infrastructure and Built EnvironmentGoal: Increased capacity for climate The effective management of these assets andresilient structural infrastructure isassociated capital works programmes supports thecentered around the effective delivery of services across all operations andmanagement of climate risk, informedfunctions of the council. The intensity and frequency investment decisions and positive of extreme weather can have far reaching effects on these capital assets resulting in damage, destruction, contribution towards a low carbon increase in maintenance, repair, replacement and society. significant financial impacts.It is crucially important that reasonable steps are taken to safeguard capital Kildare County Council owns and maintains assets from the risks associated with the impacts of responsibility for a range of capital assets including:climate change. In terms of infrastructure andbuildings it is acknowledged that: Property Assets i.e. local authority buildings,The implementation of early adaptation strategieshousing stock, libraries and communityin the infrastructural and property servicesinfrastructure, land banks, machinery yards responsibility of local government will ultimately and public realm assets. decrease the risk of assets damage and failure in the future which would represent an economic and social Infrastructural Assets i.e. roads, bridges,cost to councils (UKCIP, 2001).13 cycle ways and walkways.The actions set out under this goal seek to address the Vehicles (fleet), Plant and Machinery.risks and vulnerabilities to capital assets of Kildare County Council and bring forward adaptationInformation Technology/Communicationsmeasures under three objectives, to:Hardware including masts.Increase the resilience of roads and transport infrastructure.Increase the resilience of the Councils buildings and housing stock.Increase the resilience of critical infrastructure.13UKCIP, 2001, Climate Change and theBuilt EnvironmentResearch Cora. Workshop Report65'