NIDOS 10th Anniversary - SCIAF

Scotland and international development:

looking beyond grants…

Looking beyond grants - A case study: SCIAF, Scotland and Climate Change Introduction Film – partner in El Salvador Scottish Climate Act – case study Conclusions

Introduction

Much focus on Scottish Government’s International Development fund

But don’t forget - other contributions e.g. campaigning by NIDOS members

Case study Scotland’s climate campaigning: International

involvement & international resonance

Dr Ricardo Navarro -

SCIAF partner organisation in El Salvador, CESTA…(see video in separate document)

Case Study – Scottish Climate Act- Campaigning for a strong Act

Brought development dimension to Scottish debate e.g. Need to Lead

exhibition at Holyrood Ricardo spoke at

Scottish Parliament Thousands involved

Development NGOs – key role in Climate Act

The Act itself

42% cuts in ghg emissions by 2020

80%+ by 2050 Almost all cuts to be

made in Scotland All aviation & shipping

included Consumption-based

reporting

Key features of Scottish Legislation 42% GHG cuts by 2020

80% GHG cuts by 2050

Annual targets

International aviation and shipping included

At least 80% of cuts must be in Scotland

Consumption-based reporting

International resonance

Government of Ethiopia: “Scotland, through its legislation on combating climate

change, has shown us all that it has the well-developed national conscience to lead the way on how this can be done.

We hope that the rest of the North emulates Scotland. We, in the South, will then follow.”

Caritas Internationalis: ‘Hip Hip for Scotland!’ Greenpeace New Zealand: ‘A damn fine Scotch’

And even, um, Arnie…

“Scotland's ambitious and comprehensive targets encourage other nations to step up to the plate as we look toward an international agreement in Copenhagen, and it sends a message to the world that we must act now and we must act swiftly."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

New York – UN Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change, Sept 2009 Delegation of global

aid agencies led by Scotland’s Cardinal O’Brien, SCIAF’s chairman

Scottish example heard at highest level

UN Climate Summit, Barcelona, November 2009

UN Climate Summit, Copenhagen, December 2009

Conclusions

Arguably, climate change is the biggest international development issue of the day

Arguably, Scotland is leading the way…!?

Hope this has shown: it’s important to look beyond grants…