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Scotland is taking a leading role in efforts to improve predictions of floods, droughts and extreme weather, with the launch of a new research partnership aimed at helping communities and businesses better prepare for the future.

According to the latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE-31) report published today (29th October), radioactivity in food, water and the wider environment continues to remain well below public health limits.

This is a Policy Statement and relates to the Official Statistics Publication for Scotland - Household Waste Summary (Jan-Dec 2025), Waste Landfilled in Scotland – 2025, and Waste Incinerated in Scotland – 2025 statistics published today and available on SEPA's website. 

The Lower Tweed has reached Significant Water Scarcity, as prolonged dry conditions continue to affect rivers across eastern Scotland despite recent rainfall.

A Highland company has been served with a monetary penalty of more than £32,000 after a Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) investigation found a former pond had been progressively filled with waste without any environmental authorisation in place.

People across the Scottish Borders are being encouraged to prepare and be aware by understanding the information available to them as the region heads into its first autumn and winter with SEPA’s enhanced Flood Warning service.