§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what examination has been made of the susceptibility of United Kingdom protectorates in the southern hemisphere to sea level rises arising from global warming.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe United Kingdom has contributed to the work of the coastal zone management group of the intergovernmental panel on climate change which is undertaking studies on the vulnerability of small island and low-lying states to sea-level rise. The United Kingdom also contributes to the trust fund of the IPCC to enable developing countries to play a full part in this work.
In addition, the Overseas Development Administration has funded a preliminary study of the effects of sea level rise for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. The results of this work were presented at the IPCC workshop on "The Rising Challenge of the Sea" held in Venezuela in March 1992.