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Supporting locally-led adaptation

  • 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.
  • To learn more, explore our resources below. There is also a network of Community 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

The Routemap offers clear steps for local action groups, community councils, and development trusts to build your resilience to climate change.
Front cover of the community climate adaptation routemap

Tools + resources

  • Climate Ready Regions Pathway and Theory of Change: a resource to guide the development of Scotland’s Climate Ready Regions towards climate resilience 

    The Climate Ready Regions Pathway is a resource designed to guide the development of Scotland’s Climate Ready Regions towards the delivery of projects that build climate resilience, based on learnings from the early Climate Ready Region partnerships.

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    ScotClimATE: A tool for understanding future extreme weather in Scotland

    ScotClimATE is an online tool that helps users explore how climate change could alter the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in Scotland.

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  • Screenshot of a template for undertaking a stakeholder power mapping excercise using Miro

    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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