b'Goal 5 Natural Resources and Cultural Infrastructure Goal: Fostering and implementingResponding positively to the impacts of climate meaningful approaches to change is a particular challenge for cultural heritage protecting natural and key culturaland sites of historical significance.Much work must assets through an appreciation forbe undertaken to understand the risks of climate the adaptive capacity of the naturalchange to cultural heritage and thereafter integrate considerations of these climate change effects as an environment to absorb the impacts intrinsic part of the management plans for historic of climate change. sites. This Goal sets out actions to manage and adapt to theThis goal brings together the natural and theeffects of climate change on both the natural and manmade historical environment of Kildare tohistoric environments. Kildare County Council is bothaddress and respond to the vulnerabilities to climate an advocate and a custodian of the natural and historicchange impactsthrough three objectives: environments in the county. Their importance from an environmental, cultural and historical viewpointTo protect and enhance the natural environment cannot be understated and so every effort needs to beto work positively towards climate action.made, in cooperation with other stakeholders, to manage and adapt to the effects of climate change. To support Bio-diversity for its intrinsic valuewithin the natural environment.Nature has a significant role to play in climate change.Biodiversity and ecosystem services help adapt to andTo protect Heritage and Cultural Infrastructure.mitigate climate change and are therefore a crucial part of efforts to combat climate change. Working with nature, rather than against it, brings multiple benefits.At the same time, climate change affects naturalsystems. The continuing loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems, weakens their ability to provide essential services to the extent of reaching irreversible tipping points. By conserving nature and restoring ecosystems we reduce vulnerability and increase resilience. Nature conservation andrestoration is a major, cost-efficient mechanismin the fight against climate change.80'