One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants

Over 10% of UK foreign aid for climate change projects was channelled through 79 private consultancies, or more than £875 million since 2011.

The Infinite Staircase, a sculpture outside KPMG's Munich
 office. Critics say aid services performed by consultants
 reduce poor countries' ability to climb the development ladder.

Analysis of Department for International Development (Dfid) data by Climate Home News found 77% of that went to just five large British or Dutch firms – Adam Smith International (ASI), KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), IMC Worldwide and Crown Agents.

The majority of the UK’s £9.67bn international climate finance programme between April 2011 and June 2018 was administered by Dfid. The department spent £8.4 billion on 251 projects in that time.

Read the story by Soila Apparicio from Climate Home News - “One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants.”