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Written question asked by Catherine West (Labour) on Thursday, 24 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Pacific Islands: Climate Change

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what bilateral financial assistance his Department is providing to Pacific Island nations to help with mitigating the risk of climate change.

Answer

Pacific Island Countries (PICs), as Small Island Developing States (SIDs), are amongst the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At COP27 the UK reaffirmed commitment to the Glasgow Climate Pact, and will continue to work closely with Pacific Island Countries to reform the international architecture to improve SIDs access to finance. In November 2021, we announced the 'Small Island Developing States Adaptation and Resilience' Programme, which will help SIDs draw down climate and wider concessional finding.

In November, the Minister for Indo-Pacific attended the 12th Pacific Community Ministerial conference, and expressed support for the Pacific Island Forum's recently launched 2050 Strategy for a Blue Pacific Continent.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95888
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Climate change Bilateral aid Pacific Islands
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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