Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2021 (named day). It was answered by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Monday, 6 September 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Climate Change: Developing Countries

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report, published in 2014, which states the value of family planning and reproductive health services in regions of high climate vulnerability, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changing eligibility for International Climate Finance on encouraging the implementation of adaptation and resilience programmes that are focused on removing barriers to those services.

Answer: UK International Climate Finance (ICF) reaches those most in need and we are committed to doubling our ICF to £11.6bn over the next five years. In our adaptation programming we prioritise locally-led action with a strong grounding in the local context and needs, targeting marginalised groups. We have also committed to increasing gender-responsiveness of climate finance through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Gender Action Plan agreed at COP25, which we are working to champion through our COP Presidency.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40815
Session: 2021-22
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Climate change Developing countries Development aid Women Health services
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk