Aberdeenshire residents urged to give views on community flooding resilience
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Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin is calling on residents to put forward their views on a new flooding resilience consultation.
The move means more support could be available for communities to prepare for and adapt to the threat of flooding.
The proposed National Flood Resilience strategy is considering how measures such as tree planting and use of natural landforms could be used to slow run-off and capture water.
Consideration is also being given to improved community resilience, such as through funding and training of local flood groups to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding events.
The proposals sit alongside wider work to adapt Scotland to the threat of climate change, including Scotland’s third National Adaptation Plan, which is due to be published in the autumn.
Ms Martin said: “Flooding is likely to be Scotland’s biggest climate adaptation challenge. As my constituents know all too well, it can have a devastating impact on communities and people.
“It has a direct impact on homes and businesses and can disrupt lives, livelihoods and physical and mental health long after waters have receded.
“We want to hear people’s views on how we can reduce our exposure to flooding and lessen the impact when it does happen – and we want to involve a much broader range of people and organisations in doing so.
“I urge anyone with an interest to respond to our consultation to make Aberdeenshire East and Scotland as a whole as flood resilient as possible for generations to come.”
Visit www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836012917 for the Flood Resilience Strategy consultation.
