Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 8 July 2026.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Conservative
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories on 6 May 2025 (48828), how much of the £200 million towards forest-related climate finance for the Congo Basin was paid over the five-year period from April 2021.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
At COP26, the UK committed £1.5 billion International Climate Finance (ICF) for forests from April 2021 to March 2026, including £200 million for the Congo Basin (to be delivered between 2021-2029).
Over the first four years of the Congo Basin Pledge (2021-2024) the UK reported total spend of £39,833,393. Total spend for 2025 is not yet finalised. The UK Government publishes detail of ICF programmes through our online resource DevTracker and pledge reports can also be found online for consultation.
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