World Sand Dune Day
World Sand Dune Day is celebrated annually by coastal communities and projects across the world. For coastal communities sand dunes are the first line of defence against coastal erosion, flooding and storm force winds. Climate change means that we will experience more intense storms and higher sea levels which pose an increased risk of coastal erosion. Nature has provided the best protection against these effects of climate change and we must take action to protect sand dunes in our localities.
Find out more about sand dunes and what you can do to help protect them:
World Sand Dune Day - Clean Coasts
World Sand Dune Day 2023 Rush South Beach
This year, World Sand Dune Day fell on Saturday 24th June and Fingal County Council hosted a well-attended and very successful sand dune awareness event at Rush South Beach.
For the event, the Council’s Climate Action Section partnered with An Taisce’s Clean Coasts, Dublin’s Climate Action Regional Office CARO and Rush Tidy Towns to deliver a walk and talk to the dunes which raised awareness of the importance of sand dunes, how we are managing the dunes and also what locals can do to help protect the sand dunes.
World Sand Dune Day Rush June 2023
