The UK has announced a £331 million package to address security risks linked to climate change and nature loss, including £330 million from Official Development Assistance allocations for the Global Environment Facility and £1 million for the United Nations’ Climate Security Mechanism. The funding will support sustainable agriculture and fishing, clean water access, ecosystem protection and resilience to droughts, flooding, desertification and deforestation, including in the Amazon and Congo Basin. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband convened ministers from the EU, Australia and Kenya at the UN General Assembly, arguing that climate shocks can spread through supply chains, financial markets and migration patterns, affecting British households and businesses. The UK said the package supports vulnerable communities, reduces the risk of climate-related conflict and instability, and builds momentum ahead of COP31. The government has also previously linked the initiative to efforts to make climate security a higher priority in national security planning.