Gairloch and Loch Ewe
Public Engagement and Procedural Justice
Ailsa Villegas, Sustainable Development Officer, The Highland Council
Highland Council Programme 2012-2015
The Council will support communities to be more resilient to climate change and extreme adverse weather events, by implementing the Council’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
Project Aims
• Provide an understanding of weather events in Gairloch and Loch Ewe in the recent past;
• Assess current vulnerability to weather events; • Increase Highland Councils understanding of the
impacts of projected climate change on a rural community;
• Provide supporting data to enable the implementation of an Adaptation Strategy for Highland Council;
• Trial information and guidance for community groups; • Develop a toolkit for use by other communities;
Process
• Select a community1. Describing the Value at Stake2. Identifying Current Impacts3. Exploring Future Impacts4. Identifying Capacity for Change5. Building Resilience
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