Climate Ready Regions

Scotland’s Third National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 (SNAP3) sets out an ambition to work with local government and a broad range of partners to expand Climate Ready partnerships to all regions in Scotland by 2029. The Climate Ready Regions project is a Scottish Government initiative designed to support the creation of regional partnerships to deliver interventions and climate-resilient economic development.

Seven Climate Ready Region principles guide
how partnerships work:

  1. Partnerships help organisations collaborate on effective, inclusive adaptation action
  2. Each region is unique but can learn from shared knowledge and experience
  3. Local leadership and ownership are vital, with multi-sector buy-in and diverse community participation
  4. Partnerships benefit from existing regional structures where available
  5. Climate adaptation should integrate with wider place-making and economic development
  6. Partnerships should drive adaptation that protects health, wellbeing and equity as part of Scotland’s just transition
  7. Effective collaboration takes time and needs resourcing from multiple sources
Climate change in Dumfries & Galloway - Each region is inique