There are moments in life that gently test your character, and then there are moments that grab you by the collar, shove you outside at dawn into minus temperatures, and ask, “So, how resilient do…Continue readingWhen the Heating Gave Up Before I Did: A Week of Cold Truths in Rural Aberdeenshire
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To celebrate Scottish Book Week 2025, which runs between 17th and 23rd November, we turned to the best book critics we know: our own staff members! From environmental classics to unexpected favourites, the team has…Continue readingStories that Shaped our Thinking: SCCAN’S Picks for Scottish Book Week
This post has been written by Mandy Wright, Partnerships Officer at Home Energy Scotland. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis and supporting communities through cost-of-living challenges, there’s one thing that makes all the…Continue readingHow local partnerships are powering climate action in Ayrshire
Looking for advice on how to start a climate action project in your community? SCCAN has produced a guide that breaks down the necessary steps for running a successful fruit tree planting campaign. The information…Continue readingHow To Guide: Fruit Tree Planting Campaign
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
With wishes of peace, safety, justice and solidarity from SCCAN and 1000 Better Stories during the festive period. Free postcard to send to your loved ones: Artwork by Story Weaver Joana Avi-Lorie.Continue readingThe Only Home We Have Ever Known
SCCAN has a wide collection of resources available to support individuals, communities and organisations at all stages of their climate journey. From finding the language to talk about climate change, to practical actions that can…Continue readingSCCAN Online resources
Monthly round up of news and events relating to climate adaptation in Scotland. Adaptation & Resilience podcasts We released some podcast episodes in October about flooding and adaptation: Met Office Launches new Local Authority Climate…Continue readingClimate Adaptation: November / December news & events
Ahead of the Autumn budget, 65 climate organisations – endorsed by leading UK trade unions – have written to the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling for £1.9 billion a year until 2030 in ring-fenced funding…Continue readingUnions and climate groups join forces to demand £1.9 billion a year transition funding for North Sea workers
In this 1000 Better Stories blog, Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose shines a spotlight on It’ll Never Work, a Scottish documentary charting the journey of fisherman Hans Unkles as he attempts to build the UK’s…Continue readingIt’ll Never Work