PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MALAWI FOOD CRISIS (7 September 2016)

That this House welcomes the £24 million announced by the Government to support Malawi in the ongoing food crisis; notes with concern that Malawi is facing severe famine with an estimated 6.5 million people in that country identified as requiring emergency food assistance over the coming months; further notes that the widespread crop failures in Malawi are the result of extreme weather events attributable to climate change; notes the potentially catastrophic challenge presented by climate change to the world's poorest countries and the need for sustained action to help poorer nations cope with climate shocks and break the cycle of food insecurity; and calls on the Government to ensure that support and development assistance is sustained for the world's poorest countries, like Malawi, to ensure that their long-term resilience is built and maintained.

Sponsored by:
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party)