b'Legal, regulatory and oversight.Implementation of national and EU legislation In addition to ensuring a resilient service to meet occurs at the level closest to the citizen throughemergencies arising from climate change, thelocal authority activities. The Council acts as anCorporate Plan also commits the Council toagency responsible for monitoring and fundamentally revising its operations and acting enforcement of EU and national laws especiallyto mitigate and adapt to climate change through in the environment, planning and building controla range of actions outlined in the supporting areas.strategies of this Plan and in our Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and the Covenant of Mayors, In addition, the Council as an organisation isfor which a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action subject to a range of legislation that requiresPlan (SECAP), will be developed.it to demonstrate compliance, governance and accountability in areas such as Data Protection,Rising and changing demand from population access to information, financial management andgrowth also challenges a sustainable future for the audit, performance reporting and procurement.county and will increasingly impact on the way the In this regard the Council shall ensure it continuesCouncil operates. Kildare is a growing county and to access professional services and guidance ofas such pressures of traffic management, pollution, regulatory bodies to interpret, comply with androad maintenance and environmentalwhere necessary enforce relevant legislation. enforcement will continue to grow and must be managed carefully. In the midst of theseEnvironment: Climate Change andchallenges, protecting, preserving and facilitating sustainability sustainable access to our built and natural heritage Experience of the last five years indicates that thewill be crucial for both environmental, economic frequency and severity of weather events will and health benefits for current citizens and future demand greater planning and responsiveness ingenerations.the next five years. Our Climate ChangeAdaptation Strategy and its 120 key actions along with the Covenant of Mayors, and Climate Charter commit the Council to ensuring services can meet this growing challenge in a sustainable and climate friendly manner. 28'