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.