Flood Resilience Strategy: consultation

As part of Scotland’s National Adaptation Plan and wider Just Transition commitments, the Scottish Government is developing a Flood Resilience Strategy which will focus on what we need to do to make our communities more flood resilient over the coming decades.

Scotland’s climate has changed significantly and will continue to change for decades to come. Our biggest climate challenge is adapting to our increased exposure to flooding and responding to the impacts this is having on our people, places and activities. We need to learn to live with and adapt to flooding in Scotland. 

Responses to the consultation will help Scottish Government develop their flood resilience strategy. They are seeking views on the key guiding principles and the actions that they will take to improve our flood resilience in Scotland. To meet the challenge of climate change, action on flooding will need to involve many more people than it has in the past, so your input is vital to help develop a strategy that works for everyone.

The Flood Resilience Strategy will set out what we need to do in the long term to create a flood resilient Scotland. Our consultation paper sets out the principles we think should guide the strategy and the three key themes of people, places, and processes. These have been developed following a series of workshops and engagement with communities, practitioners, and researchers in 2023. 

The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding. An analysis report will usually be published some months after the consultation has closed. This report will summarise the findings based on all responses submitted. It will be published on the Scottish Government website and contributors may be notified about it if you choose to share your email address. You can also join the consulation mailing list where Scottish Government regularly list newly published analysis reports (as well as new consultations).

Read the consultation paper

Scotland’s National Adaptation Plan