The Scottish Government has published the Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029
The plan sets out a comprehensive suite of more than 200 actions and proposals for managing the current and future impacts of climate change in Scotland.
Climate change means Scotland will experience more extreme weather. Flooding, water scarcity and hot weather can damage our environment, disrupt public transport and affect our supply of foods, vital goods and services. This means that households, communities, businesses and organisations across Scotland are having to consider the impacts of climate change more than ever.
It includes how sectors including agriculture, transport and health as well as businesses and communities will prepare for more extreme weather events, such as flooding, water scarcity and extreme periods of heat. These include:
- £5.5 million of funding this year to complete a national network of Community Climate Action Hubs to drive locally-led climate action across Scotland
- investing £400million investment to Scotland’s railway infrastructure to reduce weather-related disruption
- facilitating peer-to-peer support to local governments and public services to prepare for the impacts of climate change for local populations
- providing advice and support to businesses on how they can future proof their workplaces through practical check-lists on how to prepare for the impacts of climate change
- ensuring the NHS Scotland estate is prepared and equipped to deal with extreme heat and flooding
Read more about the Plan here