b'Chapter 8: Implementation Monitoring and EvaluationGoal One: Local Adaptation Governance and Who is responsible for implementing the Business Operations, endeavours through its first adaptation actions. objective, to establish a framework within the Identification of funding required for the adaptation organisation to support the successful and practicalmeasures.implementation of adaptation actions.Given that thisIdentification of/establishment of key indicators strategy represents all functions and operations ofor targets as mechanisms for measuring outcomes.Kildare County Council, it is important that the ClimateCollaboration required with other stakeholders.Action Steering Team brings together representativesIdentification of where adaptation measures from all key functional areas with various technical, could be incorporated into existing plans, operational and management expertise, who can policies and budgets. successfully carry out the necessary tasks and Timeframes for the implementation of measures.implement the actions contained within the strategy.Identification risks to implementation. The Management Team will nominate representation to the Climate Action Steering Team and assign itsIt is recommended to encompass actions into thechair. The Climate Action Steering Team will meetimplementation plan. Once complete, key personnel bi-monthly. can assume responsibility and begin implementing the adaptation actions. The tasks of the team are as follows: Prioritise actions within short, mediumIn implementing the actions of this strategy Kildare and long term delivery timeframes.County Council will seek to ensure that any potentialDevelop an overall approach and initiate environmental impacts are minimised. Actions will be implementation of the actions. examined in the context of potential co-benefitsLiaise with other stakeholders and sectors, bothincluding measures such as human health,locally and regionally, where required. biodiversity enhancement and protection,Monitor and evaluate delivery of the actions. improvement in water quality, management of areas Report on Progress to the Climate Change andat risk of flooding and sustainable land use zoning Environment SPC and subsequently to full council. and development practices. It would be important that actions yielding multiple environmental and societal 1:Prioritise Actions benefits are prioritised.The purpose of this task is to prioritise adaptation actions for delivery within the short, medium and longLikewise consideration of potential adverseterm timelines as defined in the strategy document. cumulative and in-combination environmental effects Actions are to be assigned timeframes for must be accounted for in selecting and implementingimplementation as well as assigned owners for specific actions. Consideration of environmentaldelivery.Progress reporting will be aligned to thissensitivities under the Habitats Directive and Water prioritisation.Framework Directive for example are important inthe context of potential adverse cumulative or2: Develop an approach and initiate in-combination effects.implementationThe purpose of this task is to break down the For the purposes of monitoring and reporting onadaptation framework into what actions will be takenprogress, maladaptation will be identified andand when, and who will carry out the actions by way ofapproaches to counter this will be explored thoroughly an Implementation Plan. The requirements of the and put in place.SEA Directive and Habitants Directive should beconsidered in the implementation plan as relative and appropriate. The Steering Group will devise amethodology for implementation that includes:89'