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The IHBC has welcomed the launch by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) of \u2018Climate Ready HES\u2019,\u00a0 the organisation\u2019s ground-breaking plan dedicated to preparing for the risks and impacts associated with climate change.<\/h3>\nThe IHBC has welcomed the launch by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) of \u2018Climate Ready HES\u2019,\u00a0 the organisation\u2019s ground-breaking plan dedicated to preparing for the risks and impacts associated with climate change.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
HES writes:<\/p>\n
Historic Environment Scotland has…. launched its new climate adaptation plan. \u2018Climate ready HES\u2019 sets out a series of actions that HES will undertake in order to prepare for, and review the risks and impacts associated with climate change, as Scotland experiences more extremities in weather and continues to move towards net zero.<\/p>\n
The plan is a flagship deliverable of HES\u2019s ambitious\u00a0Climate Action Plan (2020-2025)<\/a>\u00a0and operates alongside other key climate action commitments, such as HES\u2019 ambitions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.<\/p>\n Accelerating climate change is already posing a threat to Scotland\u2019s historic environment and cultural heritage sites. Changes to the climate are increasing the frequency and intensity of physical climate risks, illustrated by the flash-flooding across Edinburgh in July 2021, which was the result of unprecedented heavy rainfall and directly impacted Edinburgh Castle.<\/p>\n In developing the plan, HES established a cross-organisational group to carry out a strategic level climate risk assessment which identified key climate risks where the organisation believes further action is required. The approach taken to carry out this assessment was informed by tools and guidance developed by\u00a0Adaptation Scotland<\/a>\u00a0and its partners.<\/p>\n This new adaptation plan details HES\u2019s primary adaptation response to the climate risks of concern identified. This is a series of priority actions including committing appropriate resources to climate change adaptation, mainstreaming \u2018adaptation\u2019 action into HES plans and policies, and integrating climate risk assessments into all relevant decisions the organisation takes.<\/p>\n These priority actions are crucial to reduce the impact of physical climate risks where possible, like extreme weather events and spread of invasive species, and to address additional risks that the organisation will be exposed to as society responds to the climate crisis and transitions towards a low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of Historic Environment Scotland \u00a0(HES), said:<\/p>\n \u201cThe need to be \u2018climate ready\u2019 and to proactively prepare for the risks and impacts associated with climate change has never been clearer \u2013 2020 and 2021 have been marked by many notable extreme weather events occurring around the globe, with the influence of climate change clear to see.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope that this plan will not only help to improve our organisation\u2019s own resilience to the risks and impacts of climate change, and in turn that of Scotland\u2019s historic environment, but also that it will bring benefits to the wider sector.\u201d<\/p>\n Anna Beswick, Adaptation Scotland Programme Manager at Sniffer welcomed the new plan, saying:<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Climate Ready HES\u2019 tells a compelling story. It offers deep insights on the climate risks that are affecting the organisation and provides a very strong response to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe process of developing the strategy is as important as the document itself and I am delighted to see the high-level of engagement from across the organisation. This collective commitment is why Climate Ready HES is amongst the most progressive climate adaptation responses in Scotland. It will also be crucial in implementing the strategy.<\/p>\n \u201cWe congratulate our HES colleagues on reaching this important milestone and look forward to working together in the years ahead to enable Scotland to adapt to climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n The plan can be viewed on the HES website here:\u00a0www.historicenvironment.scot\/climateready<\/a><\/p>\n Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n Why is IHBC@COP26? Because \u2018Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n See more background at IHBC\u2019s globally accessible virtual built and historic environment \u2018<\/em>Conservation Helpdesk+<\/em><\/a>\u2019, #IHBCHelpdesk #CultureCOP26<\/em><\/p>\n Listen the IHBC@COP26\u00a0\u2018Climate and Conservation\u2019 Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0anytime, or from the\u00a0\u2018<\/em>Conservation Helpdesk+<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n
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