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star this property date less than 2018-07-17more like thismore than 2018-07-17
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Middle East: Water more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken with other countries and UN agencies, including the World Meteorological Organisation, to help restore water to the rivers and ground water resources in war torn countries in the Middle East. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL9584 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-07-24more like thismore than 2018-07-24
star this property answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with partners, including UN agencies, to improve access to and management of water resources in a number of Middle Eastern countries.</p><p>Examples include:</p><p>- Technical support for national policy and planning on water resources in Syria, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon and Jordan.</p><p>- Support for water resources management in Yemen, through the World Bank’s Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience.</p><p>- Working with UNICEF in Jordan to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians.</p><p>- Supporting the Water Authority of Jordan carry out urgently needed improvement of the wastewater system’s operational capacity, by building a new wastewater conveyor (redundancy pipe) benefitting a total of 2.3 million people.</p><p>- Support to the construction of the Central Gaza Desalination Plant and upgrading of the water distribution network in Gaza.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-07-24T11:26:59.923Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-24T11:26:59.923Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter
511551
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2016-04-12more like thismore than 2016-04-12
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Afghanistan: Earthquakes more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether UK government agencies were providing remote sensing data to detect, forecast and provide warning of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan to the affected communities and government agencies. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL7593 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
star this property answer text <p>The science is clear on this matter - earthquakes cannot be forecast with any degree of reliability. Remote sensing does exist, but can only operate in extremely technically sophisticated environments, and even then can only provide limited warning of a few seconds or minutes in which to respond. As such the UK Government does not provide remote sensing data to detect, forecast, and provide warning of earthquakes in Afghanistan.</p><p>When it comes to other forms of natural disaster, DFID funds a resilience and disaster risk reduction programme in Afghanistan which provides £9.6m over four years (2015-18) to an NGO consortium called Afghanistan Resilience Consortium (ARC). Implementation is focused in the eight northern provinces of Afghanistan which are the most disaster prone.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2016-04-20T13:45:10.057Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T13:45:10.057Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter
895037
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-04-30more like thismore than 2018-04-30
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Climate Change more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to focus economic and technical assistance to those developing countries in the tropics that are experiencing the most adverse effects of climate change. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL7402 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-10more like thismore than 2018-05-10
star this property answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to provide £5.8bn of Official Development Assistance as International Climate Finance (ICF) between April 2016 and March 2021, including to many of the countries in the tropics.</p><p>UK assistance helps the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people to build resilience and cope with the impacts of climate change, move to a low carbon economy and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the stewardship of natural resources, especially forests.</p><p>UK assistance has already helped 34 million people to cope with the effects of climate change and we will continue to support those who are most in need.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-05-10T15:22:16.587Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-10T15:22:16.587Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter
178233
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-02-05more like thismore than 2015-02-05
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Natural Disasters more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main humanitarian and technical objectives that they will be promoting at the forthcoming United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Sendai, Japan in March 2015. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL4699 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-02-16more like thismore than 2015-02-16
star this property answer text <p>The UK is an active supporter of the current Hyogo framework. The Department for International Development (DFID) and Cabinet Office have a joint lead in shaping the Government’s policy and technical objectives ahead of the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Japan on 14-18 March, where a new post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction will be finalised. Negotiations are still on-going, and it will not be possible to confirm final outcomes until the meeting in Sendai itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s main objectives build on the priorities set out by the UK representative at the May 2013 Global Platform meeting in Geneva. These are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>A need for improved accountability. A key part of this is to support the development of robust and relevant targets and indicators.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>To ensure disaster risk reduction is taken seriously in development efforts. We are doing this by working to ensure strong links between the post-2015 DRR framework and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals and climate change agendas.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>An increased focus on local and community level. For example, we are pushing hard to increase the accessibility of information so that communities themselves can understand and better manage the risks they face.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>We have also placed great emphasis on the use of evidence-based decision-making in this area, drawing on the latest science.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has engaged actively in the negotiation meetings on the successor to the Hyogo framework for action. In shaping its approach, the Government has drawn heavily on the UK’s own experience of disaster risk management, which has demonstrated the importance of a multi-agency and multi-sectoral approach.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Northover more like this
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less than 2015-02-16T16:30:50.853Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-16T16:30:50.853Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Northover more like this
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2543
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-12-11more like thismore than 2017-12-11
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Waste Management more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Department for International Development programmes for development assistance must include measures to limit the global spread of plastic waste and other waste that degrades the environment. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL4037 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-12-27more like thismore than 2017-12-27
star this property answer text <p>The UK Government is a global leader in protecting oceans and marine life and has already taken significant steps to tackle plastic waste (such as the carrier bag charge and ban on microbeads in rinse-off products).</p><p>The Department for International Development already funds programmes that include measures to limit the global spread of plastic waste and other waste that degrades the environment, for example through the Global Environment Facility. The Global Environment Facility funds the Addressing Marine Plastics programme alongside other international waters, chemicals and waste programming. The Department is currently working with other parts of government to consider how to extend the impact of our work in this area.</p><p>In addition, Department for International Development officials are required to identify environmental risks associated with each programme, and ensure that they are managed. The guidance does not explicitly cover plastic waste, but is intended to include the full range of environmental risks relevant to each programme.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-12-27T13:56:03.33Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-27T13:56:03.33Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter
778043
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading UNESCO more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy for the prioritisation and funding of the future programmes of UNESCO, in the light of the decision of the United States to terminate its membership; and whether they will urge the United States to rejoin. more like this
star this property tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL2589 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-07more like thismore than 2017-11-07
star this property answer text <p>The UK is deeply committed to the vital issues that UNESCO works on. But we have been crystal clear that we expect serious reform from UNESCO as an organisation. The 2016 Multilateral Development Review scored UNESCO lowest of all the agencies. This is not good enough. We will relentlessly keep up the pressure to drive up performance – and in particular to address serious concerns about financial and risk management.</p><p>The US’s relationship with UNESCO is a matter for them.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-11-07T13:41:10.087Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-07T13:41:10.087Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Sierra Leone: Floods more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support the funding and planning of the infrastructure of Freetown following the flooding in August; and whether they intend to provide support for a programme to train technical experts. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL2588 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-11-08more like thismore than 2017-11-08
star this property answer text <p>Our deepest sympathies are with the people of Sierra Leone affected by the mudslide and flooding. The UK allocated £5m for emergency power and clean water, and to clear waterways to prevent further flooding.</p><p>Since Ebola, DFID has provided clean water and sanitation to over 500,000 people, including through new boreholes across Freetown. We are upgrading power supplies and doubling the number of households with access to solar energy. This support includes technical training for local workers, which will improve their ability to respond in times of crisis. The World Bank and UN are assisting the government to develop a long term strategy for urban planning, and we are working closely with them to assess the city’s longer term housing needs.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-11-08T14:13:03.977Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-08T14:13:03.977Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-03-03more like thismore than 2020-03-03
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Water: International Assistance more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization about ensuring that their water programmes are coordinated. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL2169 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-03-18more like thismore than 2020-03-18
star this property answer text <p>The UK, represented by the UK Centre for Ecology &amp; Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Met Office, is actively involved in helping to steer the water related activities of both organizations through its Memberships of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) Council, the WMO Executive Council and the WMO Hydrological Coordination Panel.</p><p>Within UNESCO, as former Vice-Chairs of the IHP and current Council Members, we are making efforts to influence current planning for the Ninth Phase of the Programme, which is due to commence in 2022. A key area of focus for UK input has been to encourage UNESCO to reach out to partners across the UN-system and more broadly in the planning and implementation of the next phase.</p><p>In doing so we are encouraging not only coordination through bilateral links and UN-Water, which the UK Government helped establish in 2006, but exploration of the potential benefit of establishing further joint initiatives between organizations in order to provide integrated support to Members’ efforts towards the water related Sustainable Development Goals. This push towards joint working is being replicated in the positions being taken with respect to WMO’s water activities, including their transformation under the Organization’s ongoing reforms.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2020-03-18T17:31:42.317Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-18T17:31:42.317Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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2543
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star this property date less than 2017-06-21more like thismore than 2017-06-21
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of supporting the installation of assisted natural ventilation in hospitals in developing countries, particularly in relation to (1) energy costs, (2) the spread of infection, and (3) electrical resilience. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL21 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-06-29more like thismore than 2017-06-29
star this property answer text <p>DFID does not generally invest directly in hospitals, although we do support investment in strengthening health systems in developing countries. We recognise the benefits of using well designed natural ventilation where appropriate, including to reduce energy costs and prevent the spread of infection, as set out in World Health Organisation guidance on standards of infection control in health facilities. This provides advice on natural ventilation for infection control, allowing the creation of affordable and sustainable healthcare facilities that are safe for patients and healthcare workers.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2017-06-29T14:51:17.137Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-29T14:51:17.137Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
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1006679
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-11-13more like thismore than 2018-11-13
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Department for International Development remove filter
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading UNESCO more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the United Kingdom continuing to remain a member of UNESCO. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Chesterton more like this
star this property uin HL11459 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
star this property answer text <p>The UK remains a member of UNESCO and there has been no change to this position. The UK is committed to ensuring UK aid goes to the highest-performing multilateral agencies. We make ongoing assessments of multilateral agency performance, consideration of whether Agencies are providing value for tax payers’ money is an important part of these assessments.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-11-21T14:50:56.807Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T14:50:56.807Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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2543
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton remove filter