§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much is currently allocated by his Department to protect vulnerable low-lying coastal areas from the possible effects of climate changes.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Overseas Development Administration is funding three studies of the impact of climate change, including sea level rise at a total cost of £362,500, three projects on coastal zone management at a cost of £1,850,000 and a research project on the use of artificial reef blocks costing £245,000. The details of these projects are as follows:
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Country Project Value £ Dates Kenya Study on the impacts of climate change 175,000 1991–92 Ghana Study on the impacts of climate change 175,000 1991–92 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Preliminary study of Sea Level Rise 12,500 1991 Maldives Support for the development of coastal management and conservation strategies 450,000 1989–94 Indonesia Coastal zone management and shrimp culture 1,300,000 1990–94 British Virgin Islands Production of coastal zone atlas 100,000 1992 Maldives Research into the rehabilitation of degraded reefs using artificial reef blocks 245,000 1989–93 Climate change is one of the key areas for which funding is available for developing countries from the global environment facility—GEF. Britain has committed £40.3 million to the initial funding of the GEF.