Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 17
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Acknowledged
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Short-term funding undermines SIDS' needs-driven capacity-building programmes despite UK efforts.
Conclusion
This Committee acknowledges and welcomes the UK Government’s efforts to ensure that its capacity-building programmes in Small Island Developing States are driven by local needs. However, these efforts can be undermined by short-term funding horizons.
Government Response Summary
The government partly agrees, highlights existing multi-year programmes for SIDS, but states further development is contingent on the upcoming Spending Review process, while also noting inherent limitations of multi-year funding.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
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Partly Agree 22. The FCDO currently has several multi-year programmes focused on supporting SIDS, including through our two centrally managed programmes: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR), and Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE). The FCDO aims to strengthen and develop these as the Spending Review process proceeds and as the government considers how to allocate resources most effectively during the Spending Review period. Multi-year programmes will always be subject to financial allocations within the Spending Review context, and agreements with partners must feature break clauses where they span different periods.