Coronavirus (COVID-19) community resilience in Scotland's islands: research
The challenges presented by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have prompted extraordinary responses from many communities across Scotland, including the islands. It is this response – and the networks that supported it and stemmed from it – that this research seeks to explore and learn from.
Footnotes
1. Ready Scotland is a website maintained by the Scottish Government's Resilience Division. Its aim is to help communities across Scotland become resilient and able to bounce back from disruptive challenges. The Ready Scotland website provides guidance on and examples of best practice of community resilience.
2. The report "COVID-19, lockdowns, and financial hardship in rural areas: insights from the Rural Lives project" provided insights into why and how people in rural areas experience and negotiate poverty and social exclusion, with a focus on the impacts of the pandemic and lockdown on individuals experiencing financial hardship.
3. Information on the COVID-19 Framework for Decision-Making is on the Scottish Government website.
4. Information on the different Phases out of lockdown is available on the Scottish Government website.
5. Information on the 'Levels' Framework is available on the Scottish Government website.
6. Information on the Updated Strategic Framework is available on the Scottish Government website.
7. The SCVO website provides information about the Supporting Communities Fund and a list of the awards that were made.
8. The SCVO website provides information about the Communities Recovery Fund and a list of the local authority areas that received support through the fund.
9. The Foundation Scotland website provides information about the Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund, including examples of how the fund might be used.
10. The Supporting Communities website provide information about the Co-op COVID_19 Fund.
11. The Princes Countryside Fund website provides information about the fund including examples of projects that received funding.
12. The Corra Foundation website provides information about the grant funding it provides to communities.
13. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), employers could put employees on furlough and claim a grant towards employees' wages. The scheme ended on 30th September 2021.
14. Ready Scotland is a website maintained by the Scottish Government's Resilience Division. Its aim is to help communities across Scotland become resilient and able to bounce back from disruptive challenges. In May 2019, it published 'Scottish Guidance on Community Resilience' which outlined the key principles and approach to building community resilience.
15. The Ready Scotland website includes information about the legislation that underpins the work carried out to ensure the effective management of emergencies in Scotland.
16. The UK Government website provides guidance on preparation and planning for emergencies.
17. The Ready Scotland website includes a guide to emergency planning for community groups.
18. The Ready Scotland website includes a guide to emergency planning for community groups.
19. The Ready Scotland website includes information on the principles for managing recovery from an emergency.
20. The Ready Scotland website includes a guide to emergency planning for community groups.
21. The Ready Scotland website includes guidance on communicating with the public before, during and after emergencies.
22. The Shetland Islands of Opportunity website includes an area guide about Bressay and Noss.
23. The Curious Pilgrims website provides a description of the group and the types of activities they have carried out.
24. The Scottish Government website provides information on the national helpline established to support those at high COVID-19 risk.
25. The Highland Council website provides information and boundary maps showing the Broadford and Strath Community Council area
26. The Glasgow Caledonian University website provides information on the estimated amount of revenue generated by tourism in the Skye prior to COVID-19.
27. The Highlands and Islands Enterprise website includes a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the Highlands and Islands.
28. The Highlands and Islands Enterprise website provides an area profile for the Outer Hebrides area.
29. The Scottish Government website provides details of the announcements made by the First Minister about the move to phase one of the route map out of lockdown.
30. The YouTube website includes a promotional video made to encourage safe travel to Islay.
31. 'Go Fund Me' is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for different events or causes.
Contact
Email: Emma.McCallum@gov.scot
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