Fourth Report - The UK Small Island Developing States Strategy
Select Committee
International Development Committee
HC 476
1 May 2024
Government response
2nd Special Report - The UK Small Island Developing States Strategy: Government Response · published 13 Jan 2025
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 14
Absence of measurable objectives in SIDS Strategy risks de-prioritising UK commitment.
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s publication of the Small Island Developing States Strategy 2022–2026. Being a firm, committed supporter of SIDS in addressing their developmental and environmental challenges is not only morally right; it is also in the UK’s geopolitical interest. …
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Government Response Summary
The government welcomes the report and reiterates its commitment to supporting SIDS through international advocacy, programmes, and recent funding announcements, but does not address the committee's concern about the lack of measurable objectives in the SIDS strategy.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 33
UK climate finance labelled as grants are disbursed as loans
Conclusion
We are concerned that the UK labels the climate finance it provides via multilateral development banks as “grants”, but that these are disbursed in the form of loans to recipient countries.
Government Response Summary
The government's response details the scale of climate finance needed and the importance of mobilising private capital, but does not address the committee's concern regarding whether climate finance reported as grants is disbursed as loans through multilateral development banks.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Ensure reported grant climate finance is disbursed as grants, not loans
Recommendation
The UK Government should ensure that any climate finance it reports as grant funding is disbursed to recipient countries as such, and not in the form of loans. (Paragraph 33) 42 The UK Small Island Developing States Strategy
Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses the overall scale of climate finance needed and the importance of mobilising private capital, but does not directly address the recommendation to ensure reported climate finance designated as grants is disbursed as such.
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