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Neil Gray MSP announced as Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

25th January 2022

Why sustainable development legislation in Scotland matters

24th January 2022

Lewis Ryder-Jones

Scotland's International Development Alliance

Aid Alliance launch 'We the helpers' campaign

21st January 2022

Localisation at the forefront of IDC inquiry into the philosophy and culture of aid

13th January 2022

Update on proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill

13th December 2021

A pause on Cambo oil field development

10th December 2021

First Minister backs the waiving of intellectual property rights on Covid vaccines and writes to Prime Minister

9th December 2021

Help us reflect on language in international development in Scotland

30th November 2021

Lewis Ryder-Jones

Scotland's International Development Alliance

£1.5million additional funding announced by Jenny Gilruth MSP and two partner-country panellists announced

26th November 2021

COP26 is over - how far have we come?

15th November 2021

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Meeting intersecting challenges: Delivering climate- and COVID19- resilient WASH facilities for vulnerable communities

Blog by Yankho Mataya. Yankho is an international development expert based in Lilongwe, Malawi, with diverse experience in monitoring and evaluation, project management, partnerships as well as programme and business development. She believes that joint efforts are critical in responding to the climate crisis facing our world today and is proud to be part of Scotland’s International Development Alliance building on the strong relationship that exists with Scotland, Partner Countries and Partner Organisations.

From Vicious Circle to Circle of Life

We hear from Dr Cathy Ratcliff, one of four Directors at small Scottish charity,Thrive, about their winning entry to the Facing the Crisis exhibition and why their film attempts to bypass neo-colonial development discourse.

Building Zero Waste Cities

By 2050, two thirds of the global population will live in cities, but infrastructure to improve how cities handle their waste remains largely untouched. WasteAid’s Circular Economy Network's Zero Waste Cities Challenge is designed to encourage entrepreneurship that closes the loop on city waste.

‘Make Poverty History’: Review, Refresh and Repeat?

The 2005 ‘Make Poverty History’ Campaign made a strong impact on public consciousness of global inequity, but the campaign had its failings too. Individual member Jane Salmonson asks what can we learn, 16 years later, to help return to that mass public engagement.

India's COVID-19 crisis: how Scottish Love in Action are making sure young people don't face it alone

India faces a deadly COVID-19 wave affecting tens of millions, with deaths from Covid have exceeding 200,000 and almost 18 million cases recorded. Scottish Love In Action are working with their partners to make sure young people aren't facing this terrifying time alone, supporting 600+ young people through their Livelihood Project.

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