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Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Development Aid: Climate Change

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries received funds from the International Climate Fund in 2017.

Answer

UK International Climate Finance (ICF) helps countries build resilience to the effects of climate change, reduces global greenhouse gas emissions, and supports sustainable management of natural resources, such as forests.

The latest year for which data on UK ICF spend has been published is 2016/17. In that financial year the following countries and UK overseas territories directly received UK ICF:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, St Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

In 2016-17 UK ICF also financed regional and multi-country programmes and contributed to three multilateral climate funds, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3928
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Climate change Development aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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