Malawi, 3 other African States to receive K3.6bn
Malawi alongside Uganda, Gambia and Burkina Faso will receive $3.5 million, about K3.6 billion, to address climate change challenges in their respective countries.
The package was announced yesterday at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt at a special session on Advancing Adaptation Action in Africa which was co-hosted by United States (US) Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and United Nations Conference of Parties (CoP27) on Climate Change president Sameh Shoukry.
Kerry said: “We are completely committed to working together with our partners to support vulnerable communities in their efforts to, sadly, have to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Something that everyone, whether in developed, developing or emerging economies, are impacted by.”
On the other hand, Shoukry said the key challenge for African countries now is to access funding for climate action, saying recognising that progress towards adapting to climate consequences and enhancing resilience is crucially needed.
Some announcements which were made were of the $13.6 million for a Systematic Observations Financing Facility that will help fill weather, water, and climate observation gaps in Africa.
Another announcement was of $15 million to support the co-development and deployment of early-warning systems in Africa to cut the number of people who need emergency assistance in half by 2030 and from 200 million to just 10 million by 2050.
About $10 million has been set aside to support the capacity building of Africa’s current and future decision-makers.
The resources include $10 million to support the launch of a new adaptation centre in Cairo, Egypt for Learning and Excellence on Adaptation and Resilience. The centre will build adaptation capacity across Africa.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden also announced a $150 million plan to help African nations adapt to the climate emergency.
