Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to identify (a) people and (b) communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

DFID’s general programme management guidance encourages all Business Cases to consider the Climate and Environment impacts of our activities on poor people. This includes ensuring that our interventions do not increase communities’ vulnerabilities to climate shocks and trends; as well as improving their sustainability and climate resilience.

DFID has also undertaken specific country growth diagnostics which include assessment of climate vulnerability and resilience. Bespoke regional climate analyses with national summaries of climate risks for every DFID priority country have been prepared to help this process and the programming of resources at country level.