Local Economic and Community Plans LECP | Guidelines 2021
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) As specified in article 66B 5 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, each LECP will be developed within the context of the principles of sustainable development. The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change, by 2030 6 . The SDGs are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognise that ending poverty must go hand in-hand with strategies that lead to sustained, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and address a range of social needs, including education, health, social protection and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection. The final SDG, Goal 17, calls for strengthened partnerships and collaboration to implement the goals and achieve their targets. The SDGs provide a critical framework for community development as they reflect the social justice, economic justice and environmental justice concerns of community work and community workers and designate the processes of participation, empowerment and collective action required to achieve change.
The Climate Action Regional Offices (CAROs) are currently conducting research and training/capacity building to support the full consideration of climate change in LECPs. The outputs of these processes will support the inclusion of Climate Actions in forthcoming LECPs. In addition, resources will become available in the coming years through community energy initiatives and the Climate Action Fund to assist projects that will help Ireland achieve its climate and energy targets. Access to this funding will be available to communities and Local Authorities to support Climate Action interventions and Local Authorities should consider this when looking at how climate change considerations impact on economic and community development. Resources to support the consideration of Climate Change and Climate Action at a local level can be found at the links below;
https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/ department-of-the-environment-climate-and- communications/
www.caro.ie
www.epa.ie
www.seai.ie
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5 Local Government Reform Act 2014, Section 66B, http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/act/1/enacted/en/pdf 6 https://sdgs.un.org/goals
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