We are deeply concerned by the growing number and intensity of wildfires across Scotland in recent weeks—from the Highlands to Dumfries and Galloway. These fires are devastating local ecosystems, hurting wildlife, threatening communities, and placing…Continue readingRecent wildfires in Scotland
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network understand and share concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its ethical and environmental challenges. As a climate action organisation, we believe it’s important for people to be…Continue readingSCCAN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Statement
This month, as Spring blossoms across the lands of Scotland, we bring you the stories of two Outdoors Learning programmes that Story Weaver Joana Avi-Lorie had the pleasure to attend and get involved with.Continue readingLearning to love our local nature & wild places
This month Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose chatted with David Tatton, Community Environment Champion at Growing Together Craigshill. David shared inspirational stories of all of the amazing work they undertake with all ages in their local…Continue readingMember of the Month: Growing Together – Craigshill
We are all living in a changing world. The Story Weaver Team at SCCAN would like to encourage you to take time out each month to Creative Journal around the changes we are living through.…Continue readingCreative Climate Journalling January
SCCAN is well-acquainted with the work of Dr Katherine Trebeck a political economist, writer, advocate for economic system change and co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. This alliance is a collaboration of change-makers working together to transform…Continue readingPurpose: Let’s talk about a Wellbeing Economy
3ºC Neighbourhood 3ºC Neighbourhood is a new piece of research co-authored by CIVIC SQUARE and Dark Matter Labs. It seeks to understand current risks UK urban neighbourhoods face over this century due to climate and ecological breakdown under a…Continue readingClimate Adaptation: December / January news & events
As many of you will know, along with countless other community organisations, this is a difficult December for SCCAN. The first quarter of the 20th century has not been short of strange things. Perhaps we should number…Continue readingBuilding Climate Resilience: Addressing Challenges in Funding, Adaptation, and Food Security
Narrating Change: Co-producing adaptation targets between communities and policymakers in Scotlands is a study produced by SCCAN in collaboration with Kings College London. Read about this exploration of the role of storytelling and narrative in…Continue readingWeaving Stories and Adapting Together
This month Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose chatted with Marion Montgomery from Stonehaven in North East Scotland about the amazing initiative Paws on Plastic which Marion set up in 2018. Her aim was to make…Continue readingMember of the Month: Paws on Plastic