b'4.2Background to the Eastern and Midlands Climate Action Regional OfficeThe Eastern & Midland CARO is one of four regional climate action offices set up in 2018 in response to Action 8 of the 2018 National Adaptation Framework (NAF)Planning for a Climate Resilient Ireland.The four CAROs have been established to drive climate action at both regional and local levels. In recognition of the significant obligation to develop and implement climate action measures, the four regional offices are mandated to co-ordinate engagement across thevarying levels of government and help build onexperience and expertise that exists in the area of climate change and climate action.The composition of the four Climate Action Regions has been determined by the geographical andtopographical characteristics, vulnerabilities and shared climate risks experienced across localauthority areas. The climatic risks associatedwith the Eastern and Midlands Climate ActionRegion include Fluvial Flooding, Pluvial Flooding, Groundwater Flooding and Coastal Flooding.The four CARO regions and constituent localauthorities are illustrated in Table 4.1 as follows: Eastern and MidlandsCarlow, Cavan, Kildare, Kilkenny,Kildare County CouncilLaois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, WicklowAtlantic Seaboard NorthDonegal, Sligo, Mayo, Mayo County CouncilGalway City & CountyAtlantic Seaboard South Clare, Limerick, Kerry,Cork County Council Cork City & CountyDublin Metropolitan South Dublin, Fingal, Dublin City CouncilDun-Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin City26'