National Centre for Resilience
@nationalresilience.bsky.social
Working with universities, researchers, policy makers, emergency responders, volunteers & communities to build Scotland's resilience to natural hazards.
Find out more: https://ncr.glasgow.ac.uk/
Find out more: https://ncr.glasgow.ac.uk/
Have you read our latest guest blog?
🌱Dr Sarwar Hossain, Dr Debashis Roy and Dr Steven Gillespie
@uofgdumfries.bsky.social & @uniofreading.bsky.social
take a look at why a Social-ecological systems perspective is a must for achieving food security in our changing climate: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2469
🌱Dr Sarwar Hossain, Dr Debashis Roy and Dr Steven Gillespie
@uofgdumfries.bsky.social & @uniofreading.bsky.social
take a look at why a Social-ecological systems perspective is a must for achieving food security in our changing climate: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2469
Social-ecological systems perspective is a must for achieving food security under threat from climate change - The National Centre for Resilience
The United Nations warns that human-induced climate change means drought could become the next "pandemic" (UNDRR, 2021). As drought frequency and severity are projected to increase globally, this hidd...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Have you read our latest guest blog?
🌱Dr Sarwar Hossain, Dr Debashis Roy and Dr Steven Gillespie
@uofgdumfries.bsky.social & @uniofreading.bsky.social
take a look at why a Social-ecological systems perspective is a must for achieving food security in our changing climate: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2469
🌱Dr Sarwar Hossain, Dr Debashis Roy and Dr Steven Gillespie
@uofgdumfries.bsky.social & @uniofreading.bsky.social
take a look at why a Social-ecological systems perspective is a must for achieving food security in our changing climate: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2469
Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan consultation is open for comment.
Your voice can help shape a resilient, sustainable future. Read & respond: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
Close: 29th January
Your voice can help shape a resilient, sustainable future. Read & respond: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
Close: 29th January
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan consultation is open for comment.
Your voice can help shape a resilient, sustainable future. Read & respond: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
Close: 29th January
Your voice can help shape a resilient, sustainable future. Read & respond: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
Close: 29th January
The @HighlandCouncil is urging community groups to ‘apply now’ for its Winter Resilience Programme if they want grit bins in their local communities.
Find out more: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
Find out more: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
Communities urged to ‘apply now’ for winter resilience aid.
Communities urged to ‘apply now’ for winter resilience aid. - Communities urged to ‘apply now’ for winter resilience aid.
www.highland.gov.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The @HighlandCouncil is urging community groups to ‘apply now’ for its Winter Resilience Programme if they want grit bins in their local communities.
Find out more: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
Find out more: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
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📅 Monday 20 October 2025
🕐 1:15 – 2:30 pm (UK time)
📍 TLC 117, Durham University
💻 Join in person or online – all welcome!
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/eGbxSkH3
Don’t miss this insightful talk from Professor Malamud, exploring how natural hazards interact and evolve through dynamic risk scenarios.
🕐 1:15 – 2:30 pm (UK time)
📍 TLC 117, Durham University
💻 Join in person or online – all welcome!
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/eGbxSkH3
Don’t miss this insightful talk from Professor Malamud, exploring how natural hazards interact and evolve through dynamic risk scenarios.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
📅 Monday 20 October 2025
🕐 1:15 – 2:30 pm (UK time)
📍 TLC 117, Durham University
💻 Join in person or online – all welcome!
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/eGbxSkH3
Don’t miss this insightful talk from Professor Malamud, exploring how natural hazards interact and evolve through dynamic risk scenarios.
🕐 1:15 – 2:30 pm (UK time)
📍 TLC 117, Durham University
💻 Join in person or online – all welcome!
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/eGbxSkH3
Don’t miss this insightful talk from Professor Malamud, exploring how natural hazards interact and evolve through dynamic risk scenarios.
This week, @theCCCuk warns the UK Government: the UK is not adapted to today’s climate, let alone what’s coming. We echo the call for urgent action on adaptation. We must prepare now, especially for those most at risk.
▶️Read more: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
▶️Read more: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This week, @theCCCuk warns the UK Government: the UK is not adapted to today’s climate, let alone what’s coming. We echo the call for urgent action on adaptation. We must prepare now, especially for those most at risk.
▶️Read more: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
▶️Read more: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
Farming for the Future: Nature & Resilience is a free event from Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere & Propagate CIC which will run between 10am – 3pm on Thursday 13th November at the Carrick Centre in Maybole. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
Farming for the Future: Nature and Resilience
Hear from farmers and advisers about how nature-friendly farming works for them and benefits both the environment and their business.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Farming for the Future: Nature & Resilience is a free event from Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere & Propagate CIC which will run between 10am – 3pm on Thursday 13th November at the Carrick Centre in Maybole. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-fo...
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Event: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers
Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government.
📍Online
⏰12.00-13.00
📅16 October
Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4
Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government.
📍Online
⏰12.00-13.00
📅16 October
Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4
October 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Event: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers
Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government.
📍Online
⏰12.00-13.00
📅16 October
Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4
Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government.
📍Online
⏰12.00-13.00
📅16 October
Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4
A multi-agency meeting will be held in the Highlands later to look at the devastating impact of recent wildfires in Scotland. The summit, hosted by the Scottish government in Grantown, will consider ways to enhance resilience and prevent future outbreaks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Highland summit to tackle devastating impact of wildfires
The meeting in Grantown will consider ways to improve resilience and prevent future blazes.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A multi-agency meeting will be held in the Highlands later to look at the devastating impact of recent wildfires in Scotland. The summit, hosted by the Scottish government in Grantown, will consider ways to enhance resilience and prevent future outbreaks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today is UN Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
This year’s theme is clear: #FundResilienceNotDisasters. Let’s invest in preparedness, education, and local and national capacity.
Explore our work: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk
#DRRDay @undrr.bsky.social
This year’s theme is clear: #FundResilienceNotDisasters. Let’s invest in preparedness, education, and local and national capacity.
Explore our work: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk
#DRRDay @undrr.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today is UN Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
This year’s theme is clear: #FundResilienceNotDisasters. Let’s invest in preparedness, education, and local and national capacity.
Explore our work: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk
#DRRDay @undrr.bsky.social
This year’s theme is clear: #FundResilienceNotDisasters. Let’s invest in preparedness, education, and local and national capacity.
Explore our work: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk
#DRRDay @undrr.bsky.social
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Winter Well is on air BBC Radio 4 this week.
An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@hesterparr.bsky.social
An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@hesterparr.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Winter Well is on air BBC Radio 4 this week.
An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@hesterparr.bsky.social
An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@hesterparr.bsky.social
Our October newsletter is out next week. Make sure you're on our mailing list to receive the latest updates from our centre and across Scotland. ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?page_id=130
October 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Our October newsletter is out next week. Make sure you're on our mailing list to receive the latest updates from our centre and across Scotland. ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?page_id=130
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With heavy rain & strong winds expected from Friday 3 October, Storm Amy could bring localised flooding to rivers, roads & low-lying areas.
🌧️Sign up for flood alerts
🌧️Check your local forecast & updates regularly
🌧️Avoid driving or walking through floodwater, it’s deeper & faster than it looks
🌧️Sign up for flood alerts
🌧️Check your local forecast & updates regularly
🌧️Avoid driving or walking through floodwater, it’s deeper & faster than it looks
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
With heavy rain & strong winds expected from Friday 3 October, Storm Amy could bring localised flooding to rivers, roads & low-lying areas.
🌧️Sign up for flood alerts
🌧️Check your local forecast & updates regularly
🌧️Avoid driving or walking through floodwater, it’s deeper & faster than it looks
🌧️Sign up for flood alerts
🌧️Check your local forecast & updates regularly
🌧️Avoid driving or walking through floodwater, it’s deeper & faster than it looks
Join the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Games Lab for "Gaming Rail Flood Resilience" in Glasgow on the 10th October. For playtesting the latest version of their discussion-based CO-GREAT rail flood resilience game. The event includes lunch. Contact them by email to sign-up at: gaming-lab@glasgow.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Join the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Games Lab for "Gaming Rail Flood Resilience" in Glasgow on the 10th October. For playtesting the latest version of their discussion-based CO-GREAT rail flood resilience game. The event includes lunch. Contact them by email to sign-up at: gaming-lab@glasgow.ac.uk
The Ferret’s article gives a sobering look at the lived experiences of communities like Brechin, which are still grappling with the aftermath of Storm Babet and inputs from Carol Raeburn from the Scottish Flood Forum & @uofglasgow.bsky.social's Prof Larissa Naylor.
theferret.scot/communities-...
theferret.scot/communities-...
How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion – The Ferret
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September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Ferret’s article gives a sobering look at the lived experiences of communities like Brechin, which are still grappling with the aftermath of Storm Babet and inputs from Carol Raeburn from the Scottish Flood Forum & @uofglasgow.bsky.social's Prof Larissa Naylor.
theferret.scot/communities-...
theferret.scot/communities-...
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Look at this lineup! There's a shift in the sustainability world, and we are excited about it.
Are you ready to move beyond "sustainable" to "regenerative"?
📌 Edinburgh & ONLINE
📆 Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October
🎟 seda.scot/seda-conference-2025
Thanks to sponsors @eco.cocon & @wikihouseproject
Are you ready to move beyond "sustainable" to "regenerative"?
📌 Edinburgh & ONLINE
📆 Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October
🎟 seda.scot/seda-conference-2025
Thanks to sponsors @eco.cocon & @wikihouseproject
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Look at this lineup! There's a shift in the sustainability world, and we are excited about it.
Are you ready to move beyond "sustainable" to "regenerative"?
📌 Edinburgh & ONLINE
📆 Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October
🎟 seda.scot/seda-conference-2025
Thanks to sponsors @eco.cocon & @wikihouseproject
Are you ready to move beyond "sustainable" to "regenerative"?
📌 Edinburgh & ONLINE
📆 Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October
🎟 seda.scot/seda-conference-2025
Thanks to sponsors @eco.cocon & @wikihouseproject
🔊You have just 4 days left to comment on the Scottish Government's Draft Environment Strategy. This strategy outlines a framework for Scotland to play its part in addressing the global crises of nature loss, climate change, and pollution. ▶️Comment here: consult.gov.scot/environment-...
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🔊You have just 4 days left to comment on the Scottish Government's Draft Environment Strategy. This strategy outlines a framework for Scotland to play its part in addressing the global crises of nature loss, climate change, and pollution. ▶️Comment here: consult.gov.scot/environment-...
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🌍 75 Years of Science for Action
Ian Lisk, President of the WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n3aOf5
Ian Lisk, President of the WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n3aOf5
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🌍 75 Years of Science for Action
Ian Lisk, President of the WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n3aOf5
Ian Lisk, President of the WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications, highlights one of WMO’s most important deliverables over the past decades.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n3aOf5
We have a new article in the latest edition of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's 'The Geographer'. Looking at why interactive tools, hands-on learning, and storytelling are key to helping explore what resilience means in the face of climate change. (Page 41)
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The Geographer: Voices of the Earth (Autumn 2025)
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September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We have a new article in the latest edition of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's 'The Geographer'. Looking at why interactive tools, hands-on learning, and storytelling are key to helping explore what resilience means in the face of climate change. (Page 41)
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Worst wildfire year on record after crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Worst wildfire year on record after crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far
Meanwhile the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, the NFCC said.
www.the-independent.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Worst wildfire year on record after crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Join the Failure Modes of Engineering: Network Launch Event next week. This network on a mission is to create an inclusive, resilient, and adaptable engineering to better confront climate change and biodiversity loss. www.eventbrite.com/e/welcome-to...
Welcome to Failure Modes of Engineering : Network Launch Event
Come celebrate the launch of the new Failure Mode of Engineering network
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September 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Join the Failure Modes of Engineering: Network Launch Event next week. This network on a mission is to create an inclusive, resilient, and adaptable engineering to better confront climate change and biodiversity loss. www.eventbrite.com/e/welcome-to...
Our team are at the UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR) 2025 Conference is at the @ihrr.bsky.social at the University of Durham today. Looking forward to connecting with many of you and the conversations throughout the day. #drr
September 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Our team are at the UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR) 2025 Conference is at the @ihrr.bsky.social at the University of Durham today. Looking forward to connecting with many of you and the conversations throughout the day. #drr
For September, the Highland Council, Moray Council, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council are partnering for 'Get Set September' to help the public consider how to respond to an emergency or severe weather incident in their communities. Details: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
September 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
For September, the Highland Council, Moray Council, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council are partnering for 'Get Set September' to help the public consider how to respond to an emergency or severe weather incident in their communities. Details: www.highland.gov.uk/news/article...
What is the difference between disaster risk reduction and management?
This brilliant graphic video from @UNDRR helps explain the difference. youtu.be/nKkzLx7vEco?...
This brilliant graphic video from @UNDRR helps explain the difference. youtu.be/nKkzLx7vEco?...
What is the difference between disaster risk reduction and management? | UNDRR
YouTube video by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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August 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What is the difference between disaster risk reduction and management?
This brilliant graphic video from @UNDRR helps explain the difference. youtu.be/nKkzLx7vEco?...
This brilliant graphic video from @UNDRR helps explain the difference. youtu.be/nKkzLx7vEco?...
Learn more about the brilliant campus we are based on in this article and the other vital work that is undertaken in the School of Social and Environmental Sustainability.
“The campus is my comfort zone...”
Delighted that our beautiful campus and community are featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social 'The Future of Dumfries & Galloway' series.
Our heart is local 💚 but our vision is global 🌍
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541070...
Delighted that our beautiful campus and community are featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social 'The Future of Dumfries & Galloway' series.
Our heart is local 💚 but our vision is global 🌍
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541070...
Inside Glasgow University's 'model UN' campus in Dumfries
“This year, we’re expecting people from Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malawi, and more,”…
www.heraldscotland.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Learn more about the brilliant campus we are based on in this article and the other vital work that is undertaken in the School of Social and Environmental Sustainability.
▶️Did you miss our August newsletter?
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August 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
▶️Did you miss our August newsletter?
If so, it is now available to read online: mailchi.mp/597a5f143139...
To make sure you don't miss another edition subsribe here: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?page_id=130
If so, it is now available to read online: mailchi.mp/597a5f143139...
To make sure you don't miss another edition subsribe here: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?page_id=130