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The UK has announced £13.9 million of funding for international ocean and coastal resilience programmes, with the investment confirmed at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. Marine Minister Emma Hardy said the funding would support communities facing climate and environmental risks.
The money will be channelled through the Blue Planet Fund and will support three international programmes: the World Bank’s PROBLUE fund, the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance and the Global Plastic Action Partnership. The schemes cover areas including sustainable marine management, coastal protection and action against plastic pollution.
The Government said the investment was intended to support both people and nature in climate-vulnerable coastal communities. The announcement forms part of the UK’s international climate and environment policy, with ministers linking marine protection to development, resilience and economic security.