CC05 A Survey of Scottish Local Authority Activities on Climate Change [Executive Summary]

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Invitation to Quote: South East Scotland Economic Assessment of Climate Risks and Opportunities

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to undertake an economic assessment of the climate risks and opportunities for the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region.
Harper Loonsk, Climate Resilience Manager

Harper is the Climate Resilience Manager for Highland Adapts. Building on her academic background in ethnic studies, migration, and environmental sustainability, Harper is passionate about climate resilience and environmental justice. In addition to working in the environment sector, Harper also has experience in refugee and asylum law. She is particularly interested in partnership building, climate data democratisation, and nature-based resilience.
Jess Barrett, Communications Manager

Jess has over a decade of experience working in communication roles for charities, public bodies, and businesses, mostly recently in nature conservation. She is passionate about the power of communications to connect with people and inspire action, and how this can help bring positive change for communities and the environment.
Linda McConaghie, Climate Resilience Manager

Linda has worked in the environmental sector for over 25 years exclusively for charities and not-for-profit organisations. She is passionate about tacking environmental and social injustice and specialises in fostering partnership and community-led action, programme development and co-ordination and project delivery. With an academic background in environmental management, she is interested in the use of nature-based solutions to tackle biodiversity loss and the impacts of climate change.

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Flood Resilient Scotland 2024 Conference – Scotland’s Flood Resilient Future

Sniffer was delighted to host the newly branded 2024 Sniffer Flooding Conference. The conference was held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 08-09 February 2024 and was a hybrid event.
FRM2023 Conference - Water Resilient Places

Sniffer was delighted to host the return of the annual Scottish Flood Risk Management Conference. The 2-day hybrid conference was held in person on 22 – 23 February 2023 at Perth Concert Hall. We welcomed over 600 delegates - the biggest Scottish FRM conference to date. Presentations and recordings from the event are now available online.
Vision, mission and values

Sniffer acts as a catalyst, fostering collaboration across sectors and places to ensure transformation towards a flourishing and fairer future for all in a changing climate
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.
Climate Ready Clyde

Sniffer is a key enabler and 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.
Our story
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.
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Flood Resilience

Sniffer helps to manage flood risk in Scotland by sharing good practice and strengthening professional networks through innovative events.

Flood Resilient Scotland 2024 Conference – Scotland’s Flood Resilient Future

Sniffer was delighted to host the newly branded 2024 Sniffer Flooding Conference. The conference was held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 08-09 February 2024 and was a hybrid event. Read more