This Committee acknowledges and welcomes the UK Government’s efforts to ensure that its capacity-building programmes in Small Island Developing States are driven by local needs. However, these efforts can be undermined by short-term funding horizons.

This Committee acknowledges and welcomes the UK Government’s efforts to ensure that its capacity-building programmes in Small Island Developing States are driven by local needs. However, these efforts can be undermined by short-term funding horizons. Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Paragraph: 58 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Partly Agree 22. The FCDO currently has several multi-year programmes focused on supporting SIDS, including through our two centrally managed programmes: Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR), and Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE). The FCDO aims to strengthen and develop thes