Musical messages – Creating a bespoke climate story for the Outer Hebrides
Exposed to westerly and south-westerly Atlantic weather systems, the Outer Hebrides (off the west coast of Scotland) are a series of islands where the inhabitants are already well versed in coping with severe weather. Headed by the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership (OHCCP) Climate Change...
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| author | James O. Pope Matthew Logan Sandra Kennedy Kathleen MacDonald Alicia Matthews Kathleen Milne Eleanor Pratt |
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| description | Exposed to westerly and south-westerly Atlantic weather systems, the Outer Hebrides (off the west coast of Scotland) are a series of islands where the inhabitants are already well versed in coping with severe weather. Headed by the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership (OHCCP) Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), a range of adaptation planning documents are in production. Driven by a desire to engage with local communities, the CCWG alongside the Làn Thìde Climate Beacon, Adaptation Scotland and the Met Office created a project to explore the development of a storyline to communicate climate change information to the Outer Hebrides community. Collaborating with a local artist, Tuil is Geil (Gaelic for “Flood and Wind”) was created through a combination of sonified climate data, local voices and field recordings of local weather. Three themed pieces were created and these pieces (alongside a science presentation on projections of climate change for the Outer Hebrides) formed the centre of public engagement sessions when members of the public were able to share their thoughts about vulnerabilities and adaptation needs on the islands. As a project team we learned a number of important lessons around the process for creating a bespoke storyline for a community which included: i) The need to set appropriate boundaries and manage expectations, ii) The importance of local partner organisations and networks, iii) The need to bridge between science and art, and iv) The need to collaborate with the local community. We strongly believe that this approach has major community impact and it is the intention to support similar storyline projects in other regions of Scotland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1072d10fcf7741fbbcfea08596d9c6322023-11-27T04:14:54ZengElsevierClimate Services2405-88072023-12-0132100407Musical messages – Creating a bespoke climate story for the Outer HebridesJames O. Pope0Matthew Logan1Sandra Kennedy2Kathleen MacDonald3Alicia Matthews4Kathleen Milne5Eleanor Pratt6Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter EX1 3PB, UK; Corresponding author at: Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 3PB, UK.Community Energy Scotland, MG Alba, Seaforth Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides HS1 2SD, UKIndependent Artist, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, UKCommunity Energy Scotland, MG Alba, Seaforth Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides HS1 2SD, UKAn Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides HS1 2DS, UKWestern Isles Libraries, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides HS1 2BW, UKAdaptation Scotland, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ, UKExposed to westerly and south-westerly Atlantic weather systems, the Outer Hebrides (off the west coast of Scotland) are a series of islands where the inhabitants are already well versed in coping with severe weather. Headed by the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership (OHCCP) Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), a range of adaptation planning documents are in production. Driven by a desire to engage with local communities, the CCWG alongside the Làn Thìde Climate Beacon, Adaptation Scotland and the Met Office created a project to explore the development of a storyline to communicate climate change information to the Outer Hebrides community. Collaborating with a local artist, Tuil is Geil (Gaelic for “Flood and Wind”) was created through a combination of sonified climate data, local voices and field recordings of local weather. Three themed pieces were created and these pieces (alongside a science presentation on projections of climate change for the Outer Hebrides) formed the centre of public engagement sessions when members of the public were able to share their thoughts about vulnerabilities and adaptation needs on the islands. As a project team we learned a number of important lessons around the process for creating a bespoke storyline for a community which included: i) The need to set appropriate boundaries and manage expectations, ii) The importance of local partner organisations and networks, iii) The need to bridge between science and art, and iv) The need to collaborate with the local community. We strongly believe that this approach has major community impact and it is the intention to support similar storyline projects in other regions of Scotland.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880723000699StorylinesWinter StormsOuter HebridesClimate adaptationCommunity engagement |
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| title | Musical messages – Creating a bespoke climate story for the Outer Hebrides |
| title_full | Musical messages – Creating a bespoke climate story for the Outer Hebrides |
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| title_short | Musical messages – Creating a bespoke climate story for the Outer Hebrides |
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| topic | Storylines Winter Storms Outer Hebrides Climate adaptation Community engagement |
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