Select Committee · International Development Committee

The UK and Jamaica: Preparing for and Responding to Climate Crises

Status: Closed Opened: 26 Jan 2026 Closed: 10 Feb 2026

Inquiry scope

The Committee will assess the preparedness and effectiveness of the UK’s humanitarian response to the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica. The Committee will examine the progress and effectiveness of the UK’s support for Small Island Developing States in light of the Government’s new UK Small Island Developing States Strategy 2026-2030.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
10 Feb 2026	The UK and Jamaica: Preparing for and Responding to Climate Crises Chris Elmore MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Dr Andrew Brown · Croydon BME Forum, Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie · Jamaica Environment Trust, Ms Alicia Herbert OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Ms UnaMay Gordon · International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Tim Hemmings · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office	View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Chris Elmore MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	1
Dr Andrew Brown · Chief Executive	Croydon BME Forum	1
Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie · Chief Executive Officer	Jamaica Environment Trust	1
Ms Alicia Herbert OBE · British High Commissioner to Jamaica	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	1
Ms UnaMay Gordon · Senior Associate	International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)	1
Tim Hemmings · Special Envoy for Small Island Developing States	Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office	1