Flood Resilience Event and Climate Festival news

Written By ANDREW MACNAUGHTON

Flood Resilience

Fife Climate Hub is organising an upcoming event focused on flood resilience and community-led solutions across Fife.

What is the Flood event about?

Flooding is becoming an increasingly frequent and disruptive issue across the Kingdom of Fife. Many residents are forced to accept it as a hazard of where they live—coping with damage and disruption as it comes. This event is designed to empower local people and community leaders with the tools and knowledge to respond to and reduce flood risk.

The event will focus on: 

How communities can take action to prepare for and even prevent floodingWhat support is available from local and national organisationsWhere to access practical tools, funding, and local examples of good practiceHow to share local knowledge and help map flood-affected areas in Fife 

Speakers and contributors include:

  • Rain garden experts

  • Fife Climate HubScottish Flood Forum

  • SEPA

  • Fife Council (Climate Change & Zero Waste Team, and Flooding & Harbours Team)

  • And more (TBC)

We’re also thrilled to welcome “Flo”, the Flood Re mobile exhibition vehicle offering hands-on flood resilience resources and practical advice. You can learn more about Flo here: Meet Flo | Flood Re 

Date: Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Time: 18:00- 20:00 BST
Location: Rothes Hall, Glenrothes 

If you are interested please sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-resilience-in-fife-panel-2025-tickets-1401041255109?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

 

Fife Climate Festival

The Fife Climate Festival returns this autumn, running from 20 September to 19 October.  

This year’s festival is a celebration of local climate action across Fife and an opportunity for community groups to host their own events as part of the programme. 

There are Small Grants of up to £500 available now to support groups planning events. The Round 2 deadline is midnight, 17 August 2025, so applications must be made soon. 

  • Apply for a Small Grant: deadline for Round 12– 17 August 

  • Submit an event to the festival (any community group based in Fife can do this): deadline 31 August 

  • Events can be anything from skill shares and repair cafes to walks, talks, performances, and creative climate actions! 

The festival and grants are a collaboration between Fife Climate Hub and Climate Action Fife. You can find out more here: 
🌍 Festival info: https://fccan.org.uk/fife-climate-festival/ 
💷 Small Grants: https://fccan.org.uk/community-climate-grants/ 

The climate festival can be tagged on social media:  

  • Facebook: @FifeCommunitiesCAN @ClimateActionFife 

  • nstagram: @info.fccan @ClimateActionFife 

  • LinkedIn: Fife Communities Climate Action Network 

Use #FifeClimateFestival2025. 

ANDREW MACNAUGHTON
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