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6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People
International Development Committee
HC 525
Published 17 September 2025
Recommendations
5
Accepted in Part
Set out measures to increase data for climate adaptation and displacement prevention planning.
Recommendation
In its response to this report, the FCDO should set out the measures it is taking to increase the data available to policy teams when planning medium to long-term climate adaptation investments; and whether prevention of climate-induced displacement is one …
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Government Response Summary
The government details its use of climate science from IPCC, Met Office, and a new Natural Hazard Science Hub to inform policy teams on climate adaptation investments. However, it states that preventing climate-induced displacement is not a mandatory criterion for all teams planning these investments.
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Accepted in Part
Ensure UK and partners disaggregate programme data by age, gender, ability, and displacement status
Recommendation
The FCDO should ensure that the UK and partners disaggregate monitoring and programme data by age, gender, ability and displacement status at a minimum; do so systematically; and make this data available publicly. (Recommendation, Paragraph 104) 37
Government Response Summary
The government states it already disaggregates data by age, gender, and ability. It will explore implementing disaggregation by displacement status in a future programme management system.