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Newsletter February 2020
HEADLINES
Shift the narrative on the climate crisis - climate justice demands it
At the close of the World Economic Forum’s annual get together in Davos at the end of January, a few young climate activists posed for a photo. Shortly after, the photo was published by the Associated Press, but not the whole photo - Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate was cropped out - leading to outrage by many across the world.
This is a stark reminder of how those on the front line of the climate crisis can be pushed to the side lines and why the mainstream narrative on the issue needs to change. We think the UN Climate talks coming to Glasgow in November presents an opportunity to do just that here in Scotland.
Save the date!
Alliance Conference 2020: The climate crisis from the front line
Save the date for the biggest event of the year for Scotland’s international development community – the Alliance Annual Conference. Taking place at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Thursday 24th September, our 2020 event promises to be our biggest and most ambitious yet.
At our members’ request, the climate crisis will provide this year’s overarching theme – an issue which affects all of us, but is particularly hard-hitting for the people and communities that have done least to cause it.
The future of DFID - an open letter to the Prime Minister
At the start of January, Alliance CEO Jane Salmonson wrote about why a possible merger between the Department for International Development and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office would be bad news all round.
At the start of February, the possibility still seems real, so we sent the Prime Minister a letter.
On Target for 2030? Why Goal 17 is central to the SDGs
On Thursday 16 January 2020, MSPs debated the Oxfam-UWS Report 'On Target for 2030?', an independent snapshot review of Scotland's progress against the UN Sustainable Development Goals, for which the Alliance authored the chapter on Goal 17 'Partnership for the Goals'.
We outline why we think Goal 17 is central to the achieving the SDGs, how Scotland is doing and what more needs to be done.
WHAT ARE OUR MEMBERS UP TO?
Exploring blockchain frontiers - unleashing the potential of the SDGs
Gaia Education tell us why cutting edge concepts such as ‘Blockchain’ technology are now opening possibilities for accelerating the pace of SDG implementation.
Rwanda’s Vision 2020 and the rise of new models of development
The dawn of a new decade can be a time to take stock. For Thomas Echlin-Harradine, Managing and Founding Partner at Whitfield Echlin & Co. LLP, this provided an opportunity to reflect on Rwanda’s Vision 2020 which has reached its final, landmark year.
Mahraka heralds new era in north Pakistan
Dr. Fiona Macpherson, Director at Kilcheran, writes about their new self-sustaining, long-term project in partnership with the women of the Chitral region of northern Pakistan which faces unique and complex social challenges, particularly for women.
IN OTHER NEWS
CGD on New Zealand's "Climate Refugee" Visas
Devex on Brexit day: life outside Europe for UK aid community
Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 kicks off on 24 February
DFID foots bill for trade-focused UK-Africa Investment Summit
Climate change: Explaining East Africa’s plague of locusts
Unpaid and underpaid care work and global inequality
UPCOMING EVENTS
Alliance COP 26 planning meeting - Activities, Inputs and resources
17 February 2020
Join us for our third meeting in Edinburgh or online to discuss what resources and inputs are needed to help share the stories, highlight the challenges faced and celebrate new and existing responses to rapidly changing climates across the world.
The ‘how’ of the SDGs: enhancing coherence across sectors
20 February 2020
This interactive workshop session held at the Gathering 2020 in Glasgow will draw together domestic and international sectors and ask how can we work together to enhance policy coherence and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
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