Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made in the last 12 months on providing finance for unavoidable loss and damage suffered by developing communities; and what steps he has taken to help ensure that finance reaches local communities on the frontlines of climate change.

At COP26, the UK strongly supported the establishment of a 'Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage' to discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. The Santiago Network (a platform for catalysing technical assistance on loss and damage for developing countries) was also progressed through agreement on functions and funding. The UK actively participates in the Glasgow Dialogue and Santiago Network and looks forward to engaging on Loss and Damage at COP27, to build on the progress made in Glasgow.

We are actively working with countries to ensure that local level actors are at the forefront of adaptation actions and investments. This includes support to the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience programme (LIFE-AR), and, through our COP26 presidency, promoting the implementation of the international Principles for Locally Led Adaptation, which are now supported by over 75 organisations.