Lord Jones of Cheltenham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham on 2014-06-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are providing to the government of Botswana about combatting the effects of the recent drought there.

Baroness Northover

Cyclical droughts in Botswana are of concern. The Government of Botswana is best placed to prepare for and lead the response to humanitarian disasters as it did during the 2013 drought. The UK Government does not have a bilateral development programme in Botswana, but will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation.