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Climate Hazards & Resilience in the Workplace Handbook & Workbook launch

Over the last year Adaptation Scotland and the Scottish Trade Union movement have worked together to create resources to help identify the hazards that climate change impacts could bring to a range of different workplaces and to develop adaptation solutions.
The Role of Learning Exchanges to support Climate Adaptation

Adaptation remains a new challenge for many. That is why at Sniffer, we recognise and value the importance of knowledge exchange and learning.
Land Management Skills in the Forth Area

On behalf of Inner Forth Futures Partnership, Sniffer and greenspace scotland are conducting research to understand changing skills requirements of those working on land management in the Inner Forth area.
Is Scotland Climate Ready?

Reflecting on the key messages from the Climate Change Committee's recent independent assessment of Scotland's progress in adapting to climate change.

Ben Connor, Senior Climate Resilience Manager

Ben has ten years’ experience working in the environment sector across the UK with roles in local government, civil society and partnership organisations. Prior to joining Sniffer, he most recently worked for the Greater London Authority on a range of green infrastructure and climate adaptation policies and programmes. Ben is particularly interested in nature-based solutions, community climate action, and place-based approaches.
Aoife Hutton, Climate Resilience Manager

Aoife has worked across sectors to support businesses and organisations to respond to the climate emergency. She has a background in science communication, community engagement and hands-on environmental management. Aoife is particularly interested collaboration, youth participation and climate justice. She holds a BSc (hons.) in Ecological and Environmental Sciences from the University of Edinburgh.
Sarah Jane Docherty, Business Manager

Sarah Jane’s background is mostly within the Water Industry, commercial with Business Stream and most recently public sector working for Scottish Water. She brings her experience and understanding of working within complex business improvement projects to her role as business manager at Sniffer, with a keen focus on collaboration.
Anat Prag

For the past 20 years Anat has worked in international development cooperation with international NGOs in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Anat is supporting Sniffer in its place-based approaches at a strategic level and with groups and teams at a range of geographic scales in Scotland, as well as exploring how the Traction adaptation competence Framework can provide a useful lens to understand what takes adaptation forwards at the local level, whether in the global North or the global South.
Ruth Wolstenholme, Managing Director

Ruth trained as a natural and social scientist and has a Masters degrees in both. Ruth is a passionate facilitator with a keen ear for a good idea. She has been involved in Sniffer from the start and enjoys working for a small company that brings people with different perspectives together to find creative approaches to ensuring a fairer and flourishing future for all. As well as building on a scientific and policy evidence base, Ruth is a strong advocate weaving in local knowledge, climate just
Anna Beswick, Programme Manager - Adaptation Scotland

Anna leads a wide range of Sniffer projects focused on climate adaptation, risk and resilience, working with partners across Scotland, the UK and internationally. She leads many of Sniffer’s collaborative projects across cities, regions and sectors and is a regular event speaker, chair, and facilitator. She enjoys co-developing projects and creating space for new ideas and innovative approaches.
Cat Payne, Climate Resilience Manager

Cat is an unabashed climate science anorak and a committed science communicator. She has spent over 20 years working in the private, public and third sector translating climate science into meaningful messages to inspire local action. She is passionate about challenging the status quo, transformational adaptation and showcasing the multiple co-benefits that climate resilience can bring. At Sniffer Cat works on Adaptation Scotland, the Place Standard Tool and Flood Risk Management.
Janet Forgan, Finance Manager

Janet is a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW, having gained her qualification with Deloitte in 2000. Her career experience extends from senior finance roles within a large scale multinational to a Board level role managing the finance functions of a global group of small to medium sized businesses. She enjoys using her financial and commercial acumen to help Sniffer achieve its goals.
Ellie Murtagh, Climate Adaptation Services Specialist

Ellie Murtagh is a Climate Adaptation Services Specialist at Sniffer. She works on the Adaptation Scotland programme leading the Benchmarking Working Group and supporting the Climate Finance Working Group and as a researcher on the Transboundary Adaptation Learning Exchange (TalX) project. Ellie is also an associate of the Place Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) and a member of the International Platform on Adaptation Metrics (IPAM) Cities Working Group.
Catherine Pearce, Innovation Manager

Catherine has a background in international climate policy and has worked with a number of NGOs to promote climate action and build climate justice. She has also led initiatives promoting intergenerational justice, to bring long-term needs into present day decisions. As a strong collaborator, Catherine enjoys working with others to identify innovative solutions, and ensure genuine ownership to bring about positive transformation. Catherine currently manages the Climate Ready Clyde initiative.

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Flood Risk Management Conference 2018

The 2018 conference was held at the Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow from 5-6 February. A full conference summary report and all the presentations from the conference are now available to download. Thank to all those who contributed and attended for making another successful year.
Climate Ready Clyde

Sniffer provides the technical secretariat for Climate Ready Clyde, a leading cross-sector initiative working to create and deliver a shared vision, strategy and action plan for an adapting Glasgow City Region
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A sustainable society is a strong, healthy and just society living within environmental limits. It is a society that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Sniffer creates change processes based on engagement, dialogue and collaborations.
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Adaptation Scotland

Sniffer is helping Scotland get ready for the impacts of climate change by raising awareness of climate risks and opportunities, and creating catalysts for collaborative action through the Adaptation Scotland Programme.
FRM2021 Conference presentations now available to watch online

FRM2021 Conference presentations are now available to watch online

FRM2021 Conference presentations now available to watch online

FRM2021 Conference presentations are now available to watch online Read more