Scottish Education and Action for Development's Online Resource

 

SEAD, a NIDOS member, has developed a site containing a wealth of information on climate change as well as practical tools for tackling it at a community level.

We all know the importance of community action in leading the fight against climate change, but many people feel swamped with bad news about the problem without being given real support for tackling it at all levels. Scottish Education and Action for Development's 130-page online resource for community action is designed to help answer that need. It gives groups access to existing support from all kinds of organisations (from active communities to funders, mentors and training) in Scotland and around the world who can offer the benefit of their experience.

The site includes the Climate Action Hub which has links to everything you might want to know about climate change, what we can do about it, examples of community action already happening in Scotland and around the world - it even has a Multimedia Channel called Switch On to Climate change TV with fun video clips groups can use to get their message across.

For people who are more interested in the nuts and bolts of developing community action to tackle all kinds of other issues, the site also has a Community Action Toolkit with information on everything from community involvement, practical solutions for a sustainable society, getting funding, using the media and choosing the best approach to achieve the aims of the group. 

If you spot anything we've missed out on the site or would like to give us other feedback, please email us on info@sead.org.uk. For more information, look at http://www.sead.org.uk/

 

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