Drought

Changes in climate variability with reference to land quality and agriculture in Scotland

Author / Creator: Iain Brown

Media type: Article

Date published: 2015

Changing climate variability has important implications for land-use planning and agricultural management


Climate change, drought risk and land capability for agriculture: implications for land use in Scotland

Author / Creator: Iain BrownLaura Poggio, Alessandro Gimona & Marie Castellazzi

Media type: Article

Date published: 2011

Drought risk is likely to have a significant influence on land use in the future.


Climate Crisis: Informing Scotland’s actionable mitigation and adaptation response to water scarcity

Author / Creator: Richard Gosling

Media type: Report

Date published: 2026

The latest climate change projections indicate that drought conditions in much of Scotland are likely to increase in frequency, severity, and duration over the next few decades.