Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham:

The Deputy is absolutely right. Our focus primarily is on those most vulnerable countries where climate intersects with conflict, poor governance and insecurity. The Deputy is right that there are countries outside that sphere that are only affected by climate. Development actors would need to provide prevention, preparedness and disaster reduction programming.