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Climate Change — Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions
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Project activities:

What is Clim-ATIC?

Final and intermediate objectives

Activities in regions:

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Project activities in Scotland

Participating communities:


Cairngorms National Park:  Children from 7 secondary schools in association with;
    Land and estate managers
    Tourism sector
    Transport sector
    Energy sector
    Biodiversity and conservation bodies
    Flood and river basin management sector
Glen Urquhart and Drumnadrochit area residents and land owners - GULUP  

Demonstration projects:
  1. A river restoration project on the River Enrick, Glen Urquhart

  2. A community electric vehicle pilot project in the Cairngorms National Park area

  3. A wood Fuel cooperative in the Cairngorms National Park area

  4. A sustainable tourism project in the Cairngorms National Park area

Regional lead partner:

UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland

Associated partners:

Cairngorms National Park Authority

Forestry Commission Scotland
Regional Project funders:
Cairngorms National Park Authority
Forestry Commission Scotland
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Highlands Regional Transport Agency (HITRANS)

Additional regional support group members:

Cairngorm National Park Plan delivery team for Priority for Action on Integrating Public Support for Land Management  - to be confirmed

Regional project events and activities:

UHI climate change seminar on 22nd February 2008 at Perth College

UHI Science day lecture

Regional project related publications and media coverage:

BBC NEWS  Scotland  Tayside and Central  Study to predict climate change

Scotsman 21 Aug 2008

Bush Telegraph Spring 2008

Bush Telegraph spring 2007

Regional project related  publications:

Review of the River Enrick ICMP Aug 2008

River Enrick ICMP by Richard Johnson 2000

Other links:

The SAFER project and the River Enrick catchment

National adapatation strategy consultation

Briefing - Climate Change - Summary statement  - Scotland Climate Change Action


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Cairngorm Mountain
River Enrick at Kirkmichael
the engine of an electric vehicle (EV)
Craigmonie work party
Skiing on Cairngorm plateaux
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Project coordinator: UHI Millennium Institute,  Perth College, Crieff Road, Perth, Scotland (UK), PH1 2NX
 Tel: (+)44 1738 877204 • Fax: (+)44 1738 877018 • clive.bowman@perth.uhi.ac.uk
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