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Welcome to Adaptation Scotland
At Adaptation Scotland, we provide advice and support to help Scotland be prepared and resilient to the effects of climate change.
We help public sector, businesses and communities to understand what climate change will mean across Scotland, and identify the best way for them to plan for the impact – taking the opportunities and preparing for the risks.
Your sector
To get started it can be useful to see how climate change is affecting your sector and what the main drivers are for adaptation.
Public sector
Businesses
Communities
What is adaptation?
When our climate changes we need to make adjustments. This could be making changes to our buildings so they keep cool during hotter summers or are less at risk of being…
Why adapt?
Scotland’s climate is already changing. Over the last century temperatures have increased, sea levels have risen and rainfall patterns have changed, with…
How to adapt
Adaptation is a process of on-going adjustments in response to climate and non-climate drivers. Many adaptation toolkits and guides have been developed…
Get involved
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Community Climate Adaptation Routemap
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Climate Hazards & Resilience in the Workplace
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Public Sector Climate Adaptation Network
The Public Sector Climate Adaptation Network (formerly Benchmarking Working Group) is comprised of public bodies who work together to benchmark their progress against the Adaptation Capability Framework and identify and share learning on climate change adaptation.
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News & events
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Climate Ready Infrastructure Scotland
The Adaptation Scotland programme recently worked alongside Network Rail to co-host a collaborative industry-led workshop in Edinburgh, bringing…
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Fife College podcast on climate adaptation
In a recent episode of Fife College CampusCast podcast, Jonny Casey delivered a powerful message on the critical need for climate adaptation. This…
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Tayside Partnership Events
Adaptation Scotland is supporting the formation of a new regional adaptation partnership in Tayside. We are inviting local people and organisations to…