Scottish climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024: strategic environmental assessment

This SEA investigates the likely significant effects on the environment.


Appendix A: Abbreviations

ASC Adaptation Committee of Committee on Climate Change
AQMA Air Quality Management Area
CA Consultation Authorities
CCC Committee on Climate Change
CCRA Climate Change Risk Assessment
CO2 carbon dioxide
FRMA Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009
FRMP Flood Risk Management Plan
GVA gross value added
GWh gigawatt hour
ICT Information and Communications Technology
km Kilometre
NMVOC non-methane volatile organic compounds
NPF3 National Planning Framework 3
NSA National Scenic Areas
PM10 particulate matter 10 micrometres or less
PPS Plans, Programmes and Strategies
RBMP River Basin Management Plan
RPP Report on Proposals and Policies
SAC Special Area of Conservation
The draft programme Second Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme
SCCAP1 First Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme
SOC soil organic carbon
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SG Scottish Government
SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
SPA Special Protection Area
SPP Scottish Planning Policy
SRDP Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
SSSI Site of Specific Scientific Interest
The 2005 Act The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005
The 2008 Act UK Climate Change Act 2008
The 2009 Act The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
The Scotland Report The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report, Summary of Scotland
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
WEWS Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
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