Highland Adapts
Bringing communities, businesses, land managers, and the public sector together to facilitate collaborative action for a prosperous, climate-ready Highland.
Latest Updates
Application Now Open: Policy, Plan, and Strategy Peer Support Pilot 2026-2027
Climate change is shaping all aspects of life in the Highlands. Climate change resilience (the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous weather events and changing climate trends) must be embedded across all organisations, businesses, and groups....
June and July Partnership Update
It has been an exceptionally hard summer for Highland. The wildfire in the Cairngorms has brought loss and disruption to communities, livelihoods, and critically important and significant ecosystems. Many people are still responding to the wildfire and living with its...
Highland Adapts meets with Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin to discuss climate change resilience in Highland
Yesterday we were delighted to meet with Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, at the Glen Mhor Hotel for a discussion on climate resilience across the Highlands. The meeting included Harper Loonsk, Highland Adapts Partnership...
Project Spotlight
The Highland Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment
Climate change is affecting the Highland region. The Highland Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment (HCCROA) is the first regional overview of climate change risks and opportunities from the present day to the 2080s.
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Risks Scored 'High' for Present
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Risks Scored 'High' for Future (2050s/2080s)
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