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Building the capacity of local authorities and grassroots organisations in LDCs and SIDS to tackle climate change requires more attention. We urge the FCDO to grow long-term capacity in LDCs and SIDS by lengthening programme cycles to 5–10 years for climate adaptation programme cycles. The FCDO should also provide multiannual funding for the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR). Further, in line with the fourth Principle for Locally-Led Adaptation, “Investing in local capabilities to leave an institutional legacy”, the UK should sponsor courses in climate change and development in civil service training institutes and universities in LDCs and SIDS reflecting their priorities as well as offer training and exchange programmes in the UK for civil servants from LDCs and SIDS. 58 Q32 [Julius Ng’oma] 59 Q57 [Catherine Pettengell] 60 Q57 [Catherine Pettengell] 61 UK Parliament, UK aid for combating climate change: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report, Twelfth Special Report, point 11, 18 July 2019 16 Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26 3 Providing sufficient, long-term and reliable funding We cannot continue with a situation where adaptation is the poor cousin of mitigation. Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP62 Volume of funding for climate adaptation