Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Acknowledged
Require active involvement of disabled people in energy projects, providing accessible support and reporting outcomes
Conclusion
The FCDO should require community energy projects to actively involve people with disabilities in project design and governance, provide accessible technical and capacity-building support, and report on disability-disaggregated outcomes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 54)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the recommendation and is committed to co-designing solutions and fostering local leadership through existing programmes like TEA. However, it does not detail how it will specifically require community energy projects to involve people with disabilities, provide accessible support, or report on disability-disaggregated outcomes.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
Government Response: Agree 34. The FCDO recognises the importance of actively involving people with disabilities in project design and implementation. In 2023, the FCDO TEA platform commissioned a landmark study through 60 Decibels (Disability Insights Report) 5 to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities in accessing clean energy. 35. Building on this evidence, last year the TEA platform launched a new Disability Inclusion Support Service managed by the Global Disability Innovation Hub, aimed at mainstreaming inclusive practices within the TEA platform and the clean energy sector more broadly. It supports local and international delivery partners to do this through research, technical assistance, training, and capacity building. This Support Service is also building a disability-focused talent pool for the clean energy sector and working with clean energy employers to promote inclusive hiring practices. These findings are now informing FCDO’s approach to inclusive energy programming helping to identify where additional support, innovation, or adaptation is needed to ensure that no one is left behind in the energy transition–and we will look to enhance communications around these tools and resources beyond FY25/26 to other FCDO energy access programming and more broadly. 36. As a result of the ICF GEDSI guidance note, all new UK climate programmes are required to be GEDSI ‘empowering’, including ensuring the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in all their diversity, and ensuring the promotion and mainstreaming of their rights. All new ICF programmes should consider the inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities in their design, delivery and evaluation to ensure a more transformative approach. Conclusion and Recommendation 9
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