About this project
Edinburgh and South East Scotland’s climate is already changing, and will continue to do so. This means more extreme weather; hotter, drier summers, wetter winters, and rising sea levels. We need to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change to ensure that our region can prosper, and that all our communities and places can flourish.
Climate Ready South East Scotland is building understanding of how climate change will affect our region, the key risks and opportunities we face, and where more action and collaboration is needed now to reduce risks and maximise any opportunities.
Our aims
Climate Ready South East Scotland is helping to:
- Identify and prioritise the risks and opportunities from climate change to Edinburgh and South East Scotland’s society, economy and environment between now and 2080.
- Lay the foundation for a transformational approach to climate adaptation and resilience for the city region.
- Support a Just Transition to a net zero and climate resilient economy, in a way that delivers fairness and tackles inequality and injustice.
Between 2023 and March 2025, Climate Ready South East Scotland carried out a detailed assessment of the climate risks and opportunities faced by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region. This assessment drew on the best available scientific and economic evidence, and worked with communities, businesses and public sector organisations across the region to gather and share their experiences of climate change. Climate Ready South East Scotland’s Climate Risk and Opportunity Assessment is now being used to inform decision-making across the region, and during 2025-2026 partners are working together to identify and build business cases for collaborative climate adaptation action in the region.
The project is being delivered as part of the Regional Prosperity Framework, with support from Capital City Partnership. The project is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Scottish Government.