Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Bangladesh about steps that could be taken to mitigate the impact of climate change in that country.

We regularly engage with the Government of Bangladesh in regards to the impacts of climate change. In January 2020 we launched a UK-Bangladesh climate partnership to share expertise in all COP26 priority areas and hosted a series of virtual exchanges on adaptation, mitigation, climate finance and on nature. The UK was pleased to support Bangladesh, as chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum to host an event in Glasgow that highlighted the urgency of tackling climate change for vulnerable countries. Our six year £120 million Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme, announced at COP26, also has a focus on resilience in climate vulnerable areas. The programme will support the scaling up of locally-led adaptation and help households to cope with climate impacts.