Recommendation 3

Where humanitarian ODA spend is classified as ICF in the latest programming cycle, we recommend that the government develop clear guidance and criteria for staff responsible for programme design and assessment to ensure that such spending delivers genuine climate or nature outcomes. Alongside this, we urge the government to establish clear targets for the amount of humanitarian ODA that can be classified as ICF and ensure better transparency through data publication of this spend. (Recommendation, Paragraph 19) Access, balance and reach of the UK’s ICF