http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12079663

*Devil's advocate* While Britain itself often struggles to deal with floods and harsh weather, losing the country millions if not billions of pounds every year...

Well they are morons to slash flood measures here, regardless of what they do overseas. This announcement is probably to embarrass other nations to pay up. Though it will seem callous when people here cannot get help to stop flooding in the UK.