Policy papers and consultations

The recommendations from the conference, on improving climate finance access and programmes in vulnerable countries, will inform planning for the COP28 Summit.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 4 August 2023

• Wilton Park conference on addressing humanitarian needs and famine risks: the role of climate finance, Chair’s summary

  Introduction As climate change impacts continue to accelerate in frequency…

This strategy sets out the UK government’s new approach to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a vital part of our global community.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 27 February 2023

• UK Small Island Developing States strategy 2022 to 2026

  Ministerial Foreword by The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP The high priority…

This paper sets out the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office vision for how education is viewed in relation to climate and environment change.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 8 December 2022

• Addressing the climate, environment, and biodiversity crises in and through girls’ education

  Girls in South Darfur, Sudan, learn outside in sweltering heat because…

FCDO Minister Vicky Ford gave a statement on behalf of the Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer at the World Bank’s Development Committee 2021 meeting.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 19 October 2021

Helping developing countries to make well-informed decisions in successfully building resilience to climate change, enable low carbon growth and tackle poverty.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Helping African governments to insure themselves against natural disasters and respond rapidly when their citizens experience harvest failure.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) channels climate finance to smallholder farmers so they can access the information tools and technologies that help build their resilience to climate change.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Supporting national, regional and international organisations to prepare for the expected increases in the frequency and severity of climate extremes.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Better management of the three primary Himalayan rivers to tackle trans-boundary challenges such as flooding and water for irrigation.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Supporting the development and implementation of Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP).

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

This programme responds to a request from the Government of Bangladesh to work in partnership to address the diverse challenges of rapid urbanisation.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Providing policy makers and practitioners in developing countries and the international community with strategic knowledge, comparable evidence, reliable tools and systematic analysis on forests, trees and climate change.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Increasing the incomes, and food and nutrition security of those in low income countries and helping them adapt to climate change.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Changing the way in which households, communities and different levels of government do things in order to prepare for the potential impacts of climate change.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

Mobilising private sector finance for climate change along with public sector funding.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 7 December 2016

The United Kingdom, with Australia, has led developed countries to deliver a ‘Roadmap’ to meeting the collective goal of mobilising US$100 billion a year in climate finance for developing countries by 2020.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 24 October 2016

A multilateral trust fund, which addresses climate change mitigation, adaptation, forestry and energy.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 27 November 2015

The impact of the International Climate Fund in helping developing countries to tackle climate change.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 25 September 2015

How the government is helping poor countries prepare for and deal with the impact of climate change

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development and 2 others
• Updated: 8 May 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A paper outlining the data the Climate Change Agreements team intend to publish to meet the Climate Change Agreement (Administration) Regulations.

• From: Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Updated: 22 September 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government