Combat climate change

Drive urgent action to tackle climate change, and support adaptation and low carbon growth in developing countries

 

Actions Start End
6.1 Support developing countries’ climate adaptation and low-carbon growth
  • Improve the effectiveness, innovation and results focus of the international climate finance architecture, including the future Green Climate Fund
Started

Dec

2013

  • Partner with at least three governments and International Financial Institutions to develop a framework for assessing the effectiveness of climate spend through the UK’s International Climate Fund, and use this to inform the design of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework of the Green Climate Fund
Started Mar 2015
  • Launch a public-private partnership programme to enhance developing countries' access to private finance and instigate private investment in low carbon infrastructure
Started

Mar

2013

  • Implement projects and programmes in six countries to help at least one million people cope with the effects of climate change
Started

Jul

2013

  • Support climate technology innovation centres in at least two countries

Started

Mar

2015

6.2 Make DFID programmes more climate smart
  • Ensure that climate change risks and opportunities are identified and addressed across DFID’s country programmes and other major policy and spending areas through the implementation of Strategic Programme Reviews
Started

Dec

2013

Last updated: 21 Dec 2012