Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

(asked on 21st February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to ensure organisations in receipt of Official Development Assistance invest in environmentally sustainable projects.


Answered by
James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
This question was answered on 26th February 2020

Environmental sustainability and tackling climate change are crucial parts of international development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

All DFID programming is required to comply with a set of Smart Rules and ‘avoid doing harm’ by creating or exacerbating environmental damage. DFID has two Smart Guides to help in this regard: (i) the Environmental and Social Safeguards Guide; and (ii) the Climate and Environment Guide.

DFID expects all organisations it funds to minimize any adverse impacts on local people, their livelihoods, culture and the environment. This is set out in the Supplier Code of Conduct. Suppliers must demonstrate they have taken sufficient steps to protect the local environment and community they work in, and to identify environmental risks that are imminent, significant or could cause harm.

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