We are deeply concerned about the devastating locust outbreak in East Africa, which is destroying crops, livelihoods and essential food supplies. It is compounding the impact of humanitarian disasters, conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic, putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity.<\/p>
To date the UK has provided £7 million to FAO\u2019s regional appeal for surveillance, control and coordination activities, and the Department for International Development (DFID) has significant humanitarian and development programmes in the affected regions that are adapting to support vulnerable communities in response to the outbreak. The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi, has also been using a DFID-funded super computer to predict movements of locusts and geographically target the response.<\/p>
Our support is having an immediate impact. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are ready to help further.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1559", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir James Duddridge"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochford and Southend East"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Duddridge"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-05-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-05-12T16:14:15.94Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-05-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Africa: Locusts"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to mitigate the effect of locust plagues in Africa.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "43698"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1193167", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1193167/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The total budgets allocated to the international forestry projects listed in the Answer of 12 March 2020 are provided in the table below.<\/p>
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Project <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Duration of funding <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total budget allocated <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nepal Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme<\/p><\/td> 2011-2016<\/p><\/td> £16,124,703<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (Global)<\/p><\/td> 2011-2023<\/p><\/td> £280,000,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (Global)<\/p><\/td> 2015-2023<\/p><\/td> £ 102,596,352<\/p><\/td><\/tr> International Forestry Knowledge programme (Global)<\/p><\/td> 2012-2017<\/p><\/td> £36,987,765<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Forestry, Land-use and Governance in Indonesia<\/p><\/td> 2015-2020<\/p><\/td> £32,549,986<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Improving Livelihoods and Land Use in Congo Basin Forests<\/p><\/td> 2015-2020<\/p><\/td> £15,260,720<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Green Economic Growth for West Papua (Indonesia)<\/p><\/td> 2016-2022<\/p><\/td> £11,512,311<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Supporting a Sustainable Future for West Papua\u2019s Forests (Indonesia)<\/p><\/td> 2018-2020<\/p><\/td> £6,200,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> £501,231,837<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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