1. NIDOS 10th
Anniversary -
SCIAF
Scotland and international
development:
looking beyond grants…

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

3. 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

4. Dr Ricardo Navarro -
 SCIAF partner organisation in El Salvador,
CESTA…(see video in separate document)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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’

8. 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

9. 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

10. UN Climate Summit, Barcelona,
November 2009

11. UN Climate Summit, Copenhagen,
December 2009

12. 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…