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date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kiribati: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to allocate aid to Kiribati to support policy in relation to (a) rising sea levels and (b) human displacement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK does not have a bilateral aid programme in Kiribati. Most of our support to Pacific Island Countries (PICs), including Kiribati, is provided through multilateral institutions and key climate change funds, which have a strong presence and deep expertise in the region.</p><p>The UK is acutely aware of the unique vulnerabilities that climate change poses to Kiribati and other PICs and we are actively using our influence in the UN and multilateral development banks to raise their concerns on issues such as natural disasters and climate change.</p><p>The UK is the largest contributor to the Green Climate Fund and the World Bank’s International Development Association, and the largest European donor to the Asian Development Fund, which have all provided a significant increase in support to the Pacific over recent years. This support is helping the most vulnerable countries like Kiribati adapt to climate change, including to human displacement and risks related to rising sea levels.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/03/2020 17:57:22 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1184320

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date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Maldives: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to allocate aid to the Maldives to support policy in relation to (a) rising sea levels and (b) human displacement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK does not have a bilateral aid programme related to climate change in the Maldives. Most of our support to the Maldives is provided through multilateral institutions and key climate change funds.</p><p>The UK is acutely aware of the unique vulnerabilities that climate change poses to small island developing states, such as the Maldives, and we are actively using our influence in the UN and multilateral development banks to raise their concerns on issues such as natural disasters and climate change.</p><p>We are the largest contributor to the Green Climate Fund and the World Bank’s International Development Association, the largest European donor to the Asian Development Fund, and a significant contributor to the Green Environment Facility, which are all helping the most vulnerable countries like the Maldives adapt to climate change, including human displacement and risks related to rising sea levels.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/03/2020 17:44:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis