FCDO Climate

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) research and policy teams leading on climate, energy, water, environment and innovation

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

The UK & @UNEP are partnering to help African countries prepare for climate change.

Through the CLARE programme, we’ll support local researchers & governments to understand climate risks, plan smarter, invest better & build a climate‑resilient future
#CLimateAdaptationREsilience

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.

👀 Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th

Funded by @FCDOResearch 🚀

[3ie @3ieNews]

Deadline extended!

Call for applications: Senior Research Fellows at the FCDO

@FCDOResearch Research Commissioning Centre, led by International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and @unibirmingham, invites applications for three part-time Senior Research Fellow placements in the following fields:
▪ Clean Energy and Innovation
▪ Migration
▪ Humanitarian

Key details
– Two-year placements hosted at the FCDO (subject to security clearance)
– Open to UK-based academics at Associate-Professor level (or equivalent)
– New application deadline: 30 September 2025, 17:00 GMT (rolling review)
– Interviews: early October 2025
– Start date: 1 April 2026

Full role descriptions, eligibility criteria, and the online application form are available here: https://t.co/BHnr0qzH9i

For any clarifications, write to [email protected] with “Senior Research Fellow – Request for Clarification” in the subject line.

#ResearchOpportunities #EvidenceForImpact #DevelopmentResearch #CleanEnergy #Migration #Humanitarian #FCDO #RCC #3ieImpact

[UK in Ethiopia 🇬🇧 @UKinEthiopia]

UK Climate Special Representative Rachel Kyte is in Addis Ababa for the second #AfricaClimateSummit.

🇬🇧🤝🇪🇹 The UK wants to work with Ethiopia and Africa, protecting communities on the front line and advancing resilience, clean energy and climate justice. #ACS2 #GoFarGoTogether

[Met Office Science @MetOffice_Sci]

The BAMS State of the Global Climate report 2024 reveals the year was record-breaking for both atmospheric water vapour levels and global temperature.

📢 Read the full press release: https://t.co/FhfaEuoy5z

[UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧 @UKMissionGeneva]

How can youth reduce #climate risks and disasters?
We caught up with Haya Al-Kubati, Youth Advocate and moderator of a high level panel at #GPDRR2025.
She had a powerful message to share.
“We are not tomorrow’s future. We are architects of now.”

[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

The UK and EU are partnering with Viet Nam to drive a cleaner, greener future - boosting renewables and cutting coal.

We congratulate France and the International Partners Group for pledging €547m toward two landmark clean energy projects.

https://t.co/X0kehcVP3d

[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

By 2050, 2.5bn more people will live in cities, half of which will be in the Commonwealth. The way cities are planned is key if we are to meet objectives on growth & climate.
Representatives from Commonwealth countries joined us at @WiltonPark to discuss the way forward.

[Wilton Park @WiltonPark]

🌍The Congo Basin rainforest is a vital resource that's being destroyed at an alarming rate.

Our dialogue will work towards delivering a successor to the 2021 Congo Basin Pledge at COP30, mobilising funding for forest preservation.

🤝 @FCDOClimate

🔗 https://t.co/zrM7Tx9xRR

[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

At the @RoyalSociety, Ruth Davis, UK Special Representative for Nature, praised the critical research that is protecting the Congo Basin.

With UK support, the Congo Basin Science Initiative is empowering local scientists to further our understanding of a unique global resource.

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

📢At #COP29, @AnnelieseDodds announced £2.5M CLARE-ASEAN to enable evidence-based socially inclusive climate resilience in ASEAN cities

#CLimateAdaptationREsilience is proud to enter this #ThrivingPartnership on climate research @FCDOGovUK @IDRC_CRDI ➡️https://t.co/QbUKZeDKrP

[Met Office @metoffice]

Today at #COP29, @AnnelieseDodds announced a £30m uplift for the #UKaidWISER Africa programme enabling further vital work with partners to enhance climate resilience & help communities prepare for floods, droughts & storms.

#GetClimateReady @FCDOGovUK

[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

FCDO will be attending the World Urban Forum in Cairo next week to highlight our work through the Green Cities and Infrastructure Centre of Expertise. If you're going to be there, please come and talk to the team at our booth to find out more! #WUF12 #GreenCitiesAndInfrastructure

[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

To inform the Wilton Park Event on Transformative change for global biodiversity: the role of gender equality and social inclusion, K4DD produced a rapid evidence review on some of the key themes and sessions, outcomes of the conference https://t.co/LvTMSqneg5

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

The CLARE Programme champions Southern leadership to advance socially inclusive and sustainable action on #CLimateAdaptationREsilience

CLARE is mainly funded by @FCDOGovUK with @IDRC_CRDI

Visit their website to learn more:
https://t.co/QbUKZeDKrP

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[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

🌍The Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy places genuine partnerships with the Global South at the forefront of UK climate and nature policy

Empowering Southern leadership is key for bridging critical gaps between science and #ClimateAction

https://t.co/kPQyExRZnK

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[FCDO Climate @FCDOClimate]

Great opportunity to join FCDO to work on Resilience in a humanitarian setting Crisis Resilience Policy Lead - Civil Service Jobs - https://t.co/y9jH70KewC

[IDRC in Asia @IDRCinAsia]

The #CLimateAdaptationREsilience (CLARE) initiative, supported by @FCDOResearch, has launched:
☔ 17 projects
🌍 across 38 countries
🤝 partnering with 100 organizations

Learn more about the three research pillars and projects in the latest newsletter: https://t.co/j53nwHeEDr

[Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa @AfricaAtLSE]

Water security in Africa is gender dependent https://t.co/8pQkHDuvxa @GRI_LSE @wateraid #WaterSecurity #Africa #GenderEquality #SustainableDevelopment #WaterAid

[FCDO Research, Science and Technology @FCDOResearch]

📢We are proud to support gender-equal and inclusive #CLimateAdaptationREsilience research in Africa and Asia, together with @IDRC_CRDI, to achieve transformational change and ensure no one is left behind

https://t.co/k1p9xeYtIO

#IWD2024 #RightsFreedomPotential