Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Accepted
Assess UK climate finance and agricultural investments for climate impact on food systems.
Recommendation
We recommend the Government conduct an assessment of UK climate finance to ensure it addresses the impact of climate change on nutrition and food systems. The UK’s agricultural investments need to be assessed more rigorously for the adaption and mitigation challenges posed by climate change. (Recommendation, Paragraph 16)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agreed, stating that smallholder farmers are central to UK ODA policy and programming, and that it already has social and environmental safeguarding frameworks in place to assess and mitigate negative consequences. It did not commit to conducting a new specific assessment of UK climate finance as requested.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 22 May 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗