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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

3 items
1 Conclusion Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Not Addressed

Absence of measurable objectives in SIDS Strategy risks de-prioritising UK commitment.

We welcome the Government’s publication of the Small Island Developing States Strategy 2022–2026. Being a firm, committed supporter of SIDS in addressing their developmental and environmental challenges is not only morally right; it is also in the UK’s geopolitical interest. However, we are concerned that, given the absence of measurable …

Government response. The government welcomes the report and reiterates its commitment to supporting SIDS through international advocacy, programmes, and recent funding announcements, but does not address the committee's concern about the lack of measurable objectives in the SIDS strategy.
7 Conclusion Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Not Addressed

UK climate finance labelled as grants are disbursed as loans

We are concerned that the UK labels the climate finance it provides via multilateral development banks as “grants”, but that these are disbursed in the form of loans to recipient countries.

Government response. The government's response details the scale of climate finance needed and the importance of mobilising private capital, but does not address the committee's concern regarding whether climate finance reported as grants is disbursed as loans through multilateral development banks.
8 Recommendation Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Not Addressed

Ensure reported grant climate finance is disbursed as grants, not loans

The UK Government should ensure that any climate finance it reports as grant funding is disbursed to recipient countries as such, and not in the form of loans. (Paragraph 33) 42 The UK Small Island Developing States Strategy

Government response. The government's response discusses the overall scale of climate finance needed and the importance of mobilising private capital, but does not directly address the recommendation to ensure reported climate finance designated as grants is disbursed as such.

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…