The Community Climate Adaptation Routemap
NESCAN Hub
This Routemap is valuable for anyone who would like to:
- Understand and address climate change impacts within your community now and in the future
- Explore what actions you can take to build resilience and adapt while addressing other important issues for your community
- Invest in your community and protect against future costs, and learn about what funding and support are available
The Routemap is split into three distinctive stages to launch and then drive climate resilience in local areas: ‘getting started’, ‘understanding climate change in your community’, and ‘taking action’. In each, you will find helpful advice and links to support every step.
What is it?
The Community Climate Adaptation Routemap is an accessible guide for local communities to take practical actions to adapt to the impacts of climate change to help build more thriving communities. It provides resources for practical, easily digestible actions that communities can use to build resilience and adapt while also addressing social issues.
Why is it useful for me (a NESCAN member)?
The Routemap features over 50 hyperlinks which signpost members to dozens of resources by top climate science specialists, organisations, and experts from across Scotland and beyond. It also addresses the fundamental root causes of climate change (colonialism and development) in a way that sets the stage for meaningful, justice-oriented action in the future.
What should I do with it?
You could read it through first and follow the links. Then gather your local contacts together with the route map open in front of you. Follow the steps in the map so an idea or a vision for your community can be developed into a workable, effective project that will make a genuine difference to people and the environment in your community. Make sure to bookmark it as it will be useful time and time again!