Global Citizenship in a Challenging World
Join us for the Alliance Annual Conference 2022 in September, in Edinburgh or online.
Time to chart a new path for sustainable development
Our new report urges the Scottish Government to commit to global solidarity.
Towards a Wellbeing & Sustainable Development Scotland Bill
Our new report calls on the SG to prioritise work on wellbeing & sustainable development.
Scottish Government International Development Programming
This draft paper explores how the SG should design & implement its contribution to global solidarity.
Reflecting on language in International Development
Give us your feedback on our language paper, and help us create a helpful Toolkit!
The Alliance Annual Review 2020-2021
Explore what the Alliance has been up to over the past year!
Facing the Crisis
Check out our new digital exhibition showcasing impacts and responses to the climate crisis across the globe.
Welcome to Scotland's International Development Alliance
Scotland's International Development Alliance is the membership body for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.
We offer a range of services for our members. Browse our main areas of work below, or use the main menu above.
Policy Work
We broker connections between our members and decision-makers, while also providing a platform to develop a collective voice on important issues.
Knowledge Exchange
Working on effectiveness has long term benefits for an organisation and the people it supports. We offer a number of bespoke services for our members.
Community
By participating in an active network, organisations can become more effective. Together we can make better progress towards meeting our international development goals.
Facing the Crisis
In the runup to COP26, this new digital exhibition will explore the impacts of the climate crisis on people and communities across the world. Through a diverse range of visual content, it shares personal stories, highlights climate challenges and celebrates responses to the climate crisis in lower-income countries.
Join Scotland's International Development Alliance and be part of Scotland's international development community.
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Conference 2022
20th September 2022
The Alliance Annual Conference 2022: Global Citizenship in a Challenging World, will take place in September at the stunning…
Climate Emergency Training for charitable organisations :: Keep Scotland Beautiful & SCVO
1st June 2022
Are you a voluntary organisation looking to learn more about the climate emergency and build understanding and skills to make a…
Communicating Climate: a workshop
23rd August 2022
Join the Alliance, in collaboration with SCCS and SCVO for an online workshop exploring how to effectively communicate the…
Summer Session 3: ‘Digital inclusivity' :: Scotland Malawi Partnership
16th August 2022
As part of Scotland Malawi Partnership's 'Summer Sessions', this session will explore digital inclusivity, and pose the question…
Scoping for joint advocacy sessions :: Bond
11th August 2022
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Summary for Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
Access a summary of our recently published report which called on the Scottish Government to prioritise commitments on wellbeing and sustainable development in the global context.
Safeguarding in the International Aid Sector :: The Open University
The FCDO-funded global safeguarding courses are now live on Open Learn Create – open access for anyone to study for free at any time, with free digital badge and certificate for completion.
Scotland and global sustainable development: time to chart a new path?
An Alliance of organisations working in global sustainable development is calling on the Scottish Government to produce a strategy for global solidarity. Scotland’s International Development Alliance has, today, published a set of recommendations to improve Scotland’s impact on global sustainable development.
Full research for report Towards a Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
Explore the discussion paper and annexes behind our newly published report 'Towards a Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill'.
Alliance Safe Spaces Policy
The Alliance has the following Safe Spaces Policy, and asks that all those registering to attend our events, both virtual and in-person, agree to commit to our ways of being.
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Scotland's International Development Alliance joins Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and SCVO to host Communicating Climate workshop
Scotland's International Development Alliance joins Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and SCVO to host Communicating Climate workshop, an interactive virtual event for comms professionals from across Scotland, to hear from Climate Outreach, a leading organisation focussing on public engagement, on how to effectively visualise and communicate the climate crisis.
More speakers announced for Alliance Annual Conference
We're pleased to announce researcher and writer Luam Kidane and Jimmy Paul, director of WEAll Scotland, as speakers at our upcoming conference.
100 days to COP27: Flagship report warns of failure without progress on finance for countries experiencing worst climate impacts
With 100 days until the next UN climate talks COP27, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland explore what progress needs to be made following COP26 in Glasgow and key recommendations from an external appraisal report following the Glasgow Climate Dialogues.
Unprecedented spike in food prices puts Yemenis at risk of extreme hunger
Yemen is facing unprecedented rises in the price of food putting millions more people in danger of catastrophic hunger, Oxfam warned today.
Iffat Shahnaz to chair Alliance global citizenship Annual Conference
The Alliance is thrilled to announce Iffat Shahnaz as Chair of our upcoming conference, Global Citizenship in a Challenging World