Coastal Communities Adaptation

A resource for Scottish coastal communities

Community coastal adaptation action plan

Building on the information from the previous stages, it is helpful to set out a time frame for community adaptation actions and what could happen:

  • this month
  • this year
  • the next 5–10 years

Longer term and actions linked to key events such as proposed new developments; planned infrastructure upgrades; loss of land or assets to coastal change; time frames for Coastal Change Adaptation Plans, Local Place Plans, Local Resilience Partnerships

 

In developing the action plan, it is useful to set out:

  • What can we do as a community
  • Where to work with others such as local authorities or land owners

 

When creating an adaptation action plan, it helps to think about:

  • how adaptation measures can help achieve other community objectives such as amenity, wellbeing, nature restoration, local economy
Photograph showing damage to North Berwick harbour in 2024. Photograph credit: CRSES story map