Voted our favourite speaker at our last conference, Robbie Macdonald came back to lead on this virtual event on extreme weather situations in Scotland.

Robbie talked about reservoir dam flooding, the potential impact on stakeholders, including businesses and first responders, and how they can prepare for such extreme weather situations. Whether you're a business owner, emergency responder, or just interested in learning more about extreme weather, this event is for you.

Robbie previously served as a police officer with Northern Constabulary for 30 years, specialising in child protection and emergency planning. In his early policing life, he was a Child Protection Officer, later became a Designated Officer for Child Protection and latterly chair of the Child Protection Committee. Working in operational roles at all levels as an emergency planner and Incident Commander, he covered a range of operationally challenging incidents and events including several major incidents.

Robbie is now the Resilience Officer with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), covering the north of Scotland area. After three years he was appointed as the National Resilience Manager and has held this role for 8 years. Robbie represented SEPA on the national Strategic Coordinating Groups for both EU Exit and the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as managing SEPA’s involvement in events such as COP26 and the World Cycling Championships. During his time in SEPA, he has supported the response and recovery arrangements to a range of incidents including a serious and sophisticated cyber-attack, and many serious flooding and pollution events.

Robbie agreed to this webinar being recorded. Here is the link to our new ‘Recordings’ page, where you will find the Extreme Weather recording. THANK YOU Robbie!

Any queries, please get in touch with secretary@scottishcontinuity.com