This 4 week programme explores how a just and connected community can withstand adversities and catastrophes, no matter the source. Grounded in the Five Foundational Protective Factors for Building Universal Mental Wellness & Transformational Resilience, this series of workshops brings together people working at the intersection of climate and other disaster preparedness and mental health in communities across Scotland.

You can join online over 4 Tuesdays in September, 10am-12pm on 9, 16, 23 & 30 September.

On 23rd September, the session is “Exploring community resilience through the lens of just transitions”. It will cover:

- Linking emotional and social adaptation to larger systemic and climate-related shifts.

- Core learning segment: Unpacking the local conditions needed for a just transition: What makes communities healthy, safe, and equitable

- How to build environments that support long-term climate resilience

- Integrating mental wellbeing and social support into transition strategies

- Inspiring examples: Open Source and NESCAN on the Just Transition in Aberdeenshire. Business in the Community Scotland: the role of business in enabling resilience & Community Energy Scotland: community-driven energy and district heating solutions

- Reflections on local climate challenges like flooding