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[edit] News 2008
- UK’s Department for International Development expands its climate change research funding to £100 million over the next five years. February 5. [1] The funding will be spent on research into the impacts of climate change on the poorest and most vulnerable people, and on helping their communities, governments and the private sector take action to help prepare for these impacts. DFID also announced it will work with interested parties to establish a climate change centre. topic
[edit] News 2007
- Independent committee to be set up to advise on evaluation of UK aid. DFID, May 9
- UK and South Africa agree to joint working on sustainable development and climate change. Defra, March 16
- Comprehensive new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows that slavery exists in the UK today, February 26 / Rewarding work
[edit] News 2006
- International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn puts governance at centre of UK's new action plan to fight world poverty, DFID, July 13. Environment Secretary David Miliband welcomes DFID's White Paper, Defra
- Think tank urges sharper focus on governance, corruption and conflict for UK development policy, ippr, July 10
- 9 out 10 people back tougher rules for business, April 3
- Defra announces UK and Brazilian Government co-operation on sustainable development and Climate change, March 7
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