Building Resilience Capacity in Remote Rural Communities
Loch Ken Trust Research Project
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Climate change is increasing both the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. This is putting increasing pressure on remote rural communities to have robust community resilience plans.
Local authorities look to community councils to lead on the development of community resilience plans, but they are struggling to make progress. This is not from any lack of desire, rather from a lack of knowledge and capacity, coupled with conflicting priorities from other commitments.
Having a trusted community organisation support and co-ordinate this work can lead to significant progress being made by community councils, that they wouldn’t be able to make alone.
This action research project aims to investigate the potential benefits of a community-based organisation supporting communities to develop their resilience plans. It is also looking at effective mechanisms for neighbouring communities to support each other.