Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on the aid funding required to help Zimbabwe tackle climate change.

I spoke to President Mnangagwa on 1 November 2021 at COP26 where I discussed bilateral relations, human rights, sanctions, elections and climate change. The UK has welcomed Zimbabwe's commitment to a 40% reduction in green-house gas emissions by 2030 and looks forward to engaging on its implementation. At COP26 Zimbabwe also endorsed the Glasgow Declaration on Forestry and Land Use, committing to end deforestation by 2030, and the Green Grids Initiative - a global coalition focused on increasing the production of clean energy.

The UK is working with the Government of Zimbabwe to create an enabling market environment that will attract British investment in clean renewable energy. The UK is also supporting Zimbabwe to deal with the effects of climate change through programmes focusing on water and energy infrastructure and climate-smart agriculture.