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UK Small Island Developing States Strategy

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Apr 2023 Closed: 23 May 2024 14 recommendations 12 conclusions 1 report

Report and Government response published The House of Commons International Development Committee calls for the FCDO urgently to make a long-term commitment to SIDS. It says the UK Government must not allow funding or political support for SIDS to be de-prioritised, even in an era of multiple and growing global crises. The Committee calls out …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Developing States Strat… HC 476 1 May 2024 26 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
11 Conclusion Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Acknowledged

UK SIDS Strategy omits loss and damage, despite advocacy opportunity on fund board

The Committee is concerned that, given its importance to Small Island Developing States, the UK SIDS Strategy makes no mention of issues of loss and damage. We are also disappointed that, having stated its aspiration in the SIDS Strategy to “lend [ … ] our voice to advocate for issues …

Government response. The UK will advocate for minimum allocations for SIDS and LDCs through its seat on the Loss and Damage Fund Board and push for ambitious financing, including new and innovative sources and highly concessional finance.
17 Conclusion Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Acknowledged

Short-term funding undermines SIDS' needs-driven capacity-building programmes despite UK efforts.

This Committee acknowledges and welcomes the UK Government’s efforts to ensure that its capacity-building programmes in Small Island Developing States are driven by local needs. However, these efforts can be undermined by short-term funding horizons.

Government response. The government partly agrees, highlights existing multi-year programmes for SIDS, but states further development is contingent on the upcoming Spending Review process, while also noting inherent limitations of multi-year funding.

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 Oct 2023 Cletus Springer · Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), UnaMay Gordon · Climate Change, Government of Jamaica View ↗
5 Sep 2023 Alisi Rabukawaqa · International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Christopher Pearce · National Oceanography Centre, Jeremy Raguain · Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) and AOSIS Fellow, Kristal Ambrose · Bahamas Plastic Movement (BPM), Martin Chong · Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme, Pacific Community-SPC, Vinzealhar Nen · 350.org View ↗
18 Jul 2023 Emily Wilkinson · ODI, Jean-Paul Adam · Office of the Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary General View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
23 Apr 2024 — Correspondence from the Minister for Development & Africa relating to the Commi…
23 Apr 2024 — Correspondence to the Minister for Development & Africa relating to the Committ…