Supporting locally-led adaptation
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Addressing climate change may seem like a massive challenge on top of all other things you are already working on as a community – it is complex, interconnected and it isn’t always easy to know where to start. But it is both crucial and possible to build resilience and adapt to the changing climate whilst tackling other important issues in your community such as such as housing and neighbourhoods, getting around, and skills and employment.
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To learn more, explore our resources below. There is also a network of Climate Action Hubs across Scotland you can contact, supporting people to tackle climate change together in their local area. The Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) support community groups in Scotland to work together towards more resilient and nature-positive places.
Community Climate Adaptation Routemap
Tools + resources
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Stakeholder and Power Mapping
A tool to help you understand who is important to involve in planning and delivering local climate resilience and adaptation actions.
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Climate Resilient, Healthy and Equitable Places
This briefing discusses what can be done to build climate resilience at a local level in a way that also benefits health.
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Local Authority Climate Contact Directory
Local Authorities in Scotland are taking action to increase resilience and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Here we present a simple directory of local authority contact points for Climate Change Adaptation related enquiries.
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News and events
Guidance to support long term adaptation and resilience of our coastal communities
Our changing coast
Coastal erosion and flooding (including erosion enhanced flooding) will affect society in many ways, impacting transport, power and water infrastructure, recreation, and businesses.
Over the last thirty years sea level across Scotland has risen between two and three times faster than over the previous 100 years. Scotland’s 21,000 km long and complex coastline is where much of our critical national infrastructure is located, with almost half the population living within 8km of the coast. Coastal erosion and flooding affects more of our erodible shore than in the past, with the rate of erosion expected to quicken under all climate change emissions scenarios. Sea level rise due to climate change will result in an almost doubling of the number of properties considered to be at coastal erosion and flood risk in Scotland by 2080s.
Aims of the Coast Change Adaptation Guidance
This guidance aims to support local authorities and their partners across Scotland in planning for our future climate at the coast, and to support long term adaptation and resilience of coastal communities.
This guidance has been produced to help local authorities begin their coastal adaptation journey. It encourages collaborative working across coast protection authorities, planning authorities, community planning partnerships, public sector environment and asset management teams, community members and other stakeholders.
This guidance has been developed by a steering group comprising Scottish Government, SEPA, local authorities, Dynamic Coast Project Team, NatureScot and Verture, throught the Adaptation Scotland programme.
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