National Centre for Resilience
@ResilienceScot
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Working with universities, researchers, policy makers, emergency responders, volunteers & communities to build Scotland's resilience to natural hazards.
Dumfries, Scotland
Joined May 2018
Have you watched our new video yet? We are delighted to launch our new video series, which will have regular releases throughout the year. Learn more about the work we undertake with partners from across Scotland and how to get involved.
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RT @UCLWRC: The flood warnings that save lives via @BBC_Future.
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When floods hit, getting clear, timely warnings out to people becomes lifesaving, but too often these messages fail. The BBC asks disaster experts about how to get it right.
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RT @essexforester: BBC News - Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn. @GuillermoR….
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Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.
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📢On 18th August join the @UNDRR launch of the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles update. Defining 281 hazards, from floods and wildfires to pandemics and cyber threats, including new insights on how hazards interact, cascade, and compound. ➡️Register:
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RT @MetOffice_Sci: In the latest Climate Conversations with Clare Nasir and @WeatherAlex, we look back at the Exeter Climate Forum, and dis….
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RT @UNDRR: Top 3 long-term global risks: .1️⃣ extreme weather events .2️⃣ critical change to Earth systems .3️⃣ biodiversity loss & ecosys….
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RT @PeatlandACTION: Are you a business working in the #PeatlandRestoration sector? Do you enjoy meeting & #Mentoring new people? You’re the….
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RT @UofGSocSci: Dr Michelle Bloor writes how the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel in June 2025 set the stage for CheMNet���s first event….
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RT @UofGSciEng: Are you a STEM professional or graduate? Amplify Mentoring is looking for industry professionals to pair with students from….
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RT @scotruralnet: The Youth Survey element of the @scotgov Rural Communities Policy Review is now open!. @YouthScotland @ScotIslandsFed @Sc….
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📰As the worst of Storm Floris has moved away on from Scotland, today we're reading 'Storm Floris: the weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous' from Dr Colin Manning at the University of Newcastle.
theconversation.com
Trees in full leaf are more likely to fall, which is why summer storms can be particularly disruptive.
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📰Today we're reading: Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc via @projectscot.
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David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sec ...
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RT @FASScot: 🌿 Interested in boosting biodiversity on your farm?.Join us on 6th Aug at Caerlaverock Estate for a Farm Wildlife Walk. Explor….
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This meeting is an opportunity for people in agriculture to hear about: The network of wetlands, wildlife corridors and wildflower meadows that have been created as part of their Nature Restoration...
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Tomorrow is the last chance to catch our ‘Building Resilient Communities Through Creative Thinking‘ exhibit on display at the @UofGARC. If you are in Glasgow, please pop by and see the thought-provoking works from community artists. View the brochure:
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RT @UNDRR: 📌Reminder: Join us for the Launch of the Tech4DRR Special Report! . 🔎 Explore how technologies like AI, machine learning, Indig….
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RT @ACTinArgyll: There is still time to apply!⌛Join us as an ACT Peatland Action Project Officer in Mid-Argyll/Kintyre/Islay, Scotland. Par….
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RT @AngusRuralPship: We have produced short videos of projects funded by the Angus Community-Led Vision Fund 2024-2025. All demonstrate pos….
angusruralpartnership.org.uk
We help to grow and develop volunteering, community groups, charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises throughout Angus.
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The team behind @UofGlasgow 's GALLANT @CommuniGALLANT project has launched a new community science tool. The app supports place-based, community-led observation in Glasgow across themes like composting, nature, flooding, trees, and energy.
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RT @Forest_Research: This week, Dr Gail Atkinson, Head of Climate Science spoke to the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt, about how our trees, woodlands….
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Dr Gail Atkinson was interviewed by the BBC’s Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, as part of a news item on climate change and the launch of latest Met Office State of the UK Climate Report.
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RT @UofGlasgow: What do you notice in your neighbourhood — a street tree, a puddle, a bird call?🌳. #communiMap invites Glaswegians to log e….
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