Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 December 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2010. It was answered by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 December 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Madagascar: Climate Change

Question: (2) how much his Department has spent on climate change adaptation for smallholder farmers in Madagascar in each of the last five years; and what proportion of his Department's expenditure on (a) climate change measures overseas, (b) climate change measures adaptation overseas, (c) climate change in the developing world and (d) climate change adaptation in the developing world this represented in each such year.

Answer: The Department for International Development (DFID) has no bilateral programme in Madagascar. We have provided no direct assistance on climate change adaptation for poor and marginal farmers in Madagascar over the last five years.Earlier this month, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced extra support to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In 2010-11 DFID has allocated £36.75 million to the CGIAR, including £7.25 million for a new CGIAR Consortium Research Programme, which will help adapt farming systems in the developing world to both current and progressive climate change and to limit its impact. DFID has also provided £10 million (from 2008 up to 2012) to the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa, of which Madagascar is a member, to support research into agricultural issues, including climate change adaptation.

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