In this guest blog, Hannah Cameron-Ross, Senior Emergency Planning Officer at The Highland Council, shares lessons from Scotland’s wildfires and explores how communities can build resilience before emergencies strike. This summer, Scotland experienced some of…Continue readingResilience Starts Before the Emergency
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A friend who I’ve been pals with since I was about 12 (which is a good few new moons ago – perhaps even before the moon existed…) visited me recently for our annual “catch-up”. This…Continue readingIt’s all connected
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
I love the sound of a deadline whooshing past. I’m looking at the birds outside, when I should be concentrating on a task. I’m easily distracted. I’ve been wondering what that slight sense of breathless…Continue readingCoffee cups rattle as climate reality hits Angus
By Pam Candea I The treasure. It was always about the treasure. Heroes always find the treasure, don’t they? They do that by off-loading their issues onto others so that they can focus on the…Continue readingThe Treasure