Islanders demand action to tackle the impacts of climate change
THE WEEK of Saturday November 14th, local residents gathered in Daliburgh, South Uist to voice their concerns about the impacts of climate change on the Western Isles and to demand action to prevent further loss of land, livelihoods and life.
Chaired by Oxfam Scotland, the Western Isles Climate Hearing heard testimonies from local people about how costal erosion, rising sea levels and more severe weather events were affecting the future of the islands and the ability of islanders to fish, croft and crop. They put their concerns to a panel of agencies, including representatives from CoastAdapt, Scottish National Heritage and academics looking into the impacts of climate change on the Western Isles.
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