Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts at COP28 on (a) the environmental impact of flooding in Derna in September 2023 and (b) mitigation measures to help prevent future disasters.

The UK Government is committed to supporting the people of Libya following the devastating floods. The Foreign Secretary allocated £10 million in response to environmental disasters in both Libya and Morocco, providing life-saving assistance to those affected. Additionally, the UK is providing £5 million to the UK Met Office to improve early warning systems for extreme weather events and £5 million to the International Water Management Institute to improve flood management in the region. The UK is working closely with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) COP28 presidency to press for additional funding for vulnerable communities and is co-hosting the Climate and Development Ministerial, which will focus on how to improve access to climate finance for those countries most affected by climate change.