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Written Question
Bangladesh: Environment Protection
Monday 19th December 2016

Asked by: Callum McCaig (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to build climate resilience in Bangladesh.

Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm

DFID is supporting climate resilience in Bangladesh in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to work to prevent climate change and assist the poorest in adapting.

Current programmes are, for example, improving infrastructure and developing early warning systems to handle extreme weather. Since 2010/11 DFID has supported more than 2 million people in Bangladesh with improved access to clean energy. Bangladesh was one of the first countries to benefit from the international Green Climate Fund, with a $40 million project for climate resilient infrastructure.

Written Question
Ethiopia: Environment Protection
Monday 19th December 2016

Asked by: Callum McCaig (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to build climate resilience in Ethiopia.

Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm

DFID is supporting climate resilience in Ethiopia in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to work to prevent climate change and assist the poorest in adapting to it.

We are providing technical assistance to the Ethiopian Government’s Climate Resilient Green Economy Facility, working to build the resilience of Ethiopia’s growth and help the most vulnerable Ethiopians. This includes supporting Ethiopia to access the Green Climate Fund to which the UK has pledged up to £720 million.


Written Question
Kenya: Environment Protection
Monday 19th December 2016

Asked by: Callum McCaig (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to build climate resilience in Kenya.

Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm

DFID is supporting climate resilience in Kenya in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to work to prevent climate change and assist the poorest in adapting to it.

We are building resilience by supporting 1 million people to cope with the effects of climate change, and have integrated climate-proofing across the UK’s development work in Kenya. We are enabling private sector investment and innovation in green energy by mobilizing £17 million private sector finance to invest in green technologies, and are supporting the development of policies through which Kenya can fulfil its international climate commitments.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 02 Dec 2016
Aid Reviews

"The biggest threat to global development is surely climate change. What steps is the Department taking, and what discussions is it having with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about the adoption of a co-ordinated approach to that global threat?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q9. The Prime Minister’s energy policy is a complete shambles and wholly dependent on the troubled and eye-wateringly expensive new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point. There is barely a plan A, let alone a plan B. Is the Prime Minister seeking to build the world’s most expensive power station or …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3. During the referendum the Prime Minister pledged to deliver carbon capture and storage at Peterhead, something he reiterated in the Tory party manifesto, yet on the eve of the Paris climate talks he pulled the plug. Which does he see as the greatest betrayal—that of Scotland, that of his …..."
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Written Question
Developing Countries: Climate Change
Wednesday 16th December 2015

Asked by: Callum McCaig (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the international aid budget she plans to allocate to support communities managing the consequences of climate change in each of the next five years.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The Prime Minister has announced that the government will provide £5.8 billion from the official development assistance budget over the next five years. This will support the Paris Climate Summit outcome and help the most vulnerable countries protect themselves from the effects of climate change and drive clean economic growth.