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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
13 Conclusion Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Rejected

Government's Loss and Damage Fund pledge drawn from existing commitments disappoints Committee.

The Committee welcomes the Government’s £60 million pledge to the UNFCCC’s Loss and Damage Fund, but is disappointed that this is drawn from previously announced commitments. The Committee understands the Minister’s contention that wider funding streams are needed, but until these are agreed upon, it befalls to donors such as …

Government response. The government disagrees with the committee's disappointment, stating it used existing ICF funds for an early pledge to the Loss and Damage Fund to demonstrate commitment and will consider further contributions only once the fund's operating model is established.
14 Recommendation Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Dev… Rejected

Pledge new and additional funding to the UNFCCC's Loss and Damage Fund.

The UK Government should pledge new and additional funding to the Loss and Damage Fund. (Paragraph 45) Legal implications of sea level rise

Government response. The government disagrees with pledging new and additional funding now, stating it already pledged £40 million to the Loss and Damage Fund at COP28 from its existing £11.6 billion climate finance commitment, and will only consider further contributions once the …

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…