Kenya launches US$34 mln project
The five-year Green Climate Fund would go towards helping 620 000 people in 11 regional sections.
Kenya on Wednesday launched a US$34 million project aimed at cushioning the effects of drought caused by climate change, targeting communities living in arid regions of the country.
Finance and environment ministry officials said the five-year Green Climate Fund would go towards helping 620 000 people in 11 regional sections in arid and semi-arid areas and would aim to restore over 500 000 hectares of rangelands.
Keriako Tobiko, the minister for environment and forestry, said these areas account for 80% of the East African country's land mass, and were more susceptible to the effects of climate change.
"Communities living in these areas are most vulnerable and this programme helps address the most deserving of cases," Tobiko told an online briefing at the project's launch.
Kenya loses 2.0 to 2.4% of its gross domestic product annually due to effects of climate change, such as drought and floods, according to a 2018 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics study.
The study also showed droughts cost Kenya 8% of GDP every five years. - Nampa/Reuters
Finance and environment ministry officials said the five-year Green Climate Fund would go towards helping 620 000 people in 11 regional sections in arid and semi-arid areas and would aim to restore over 500 000 hectares of rangelands.
Keriako Tobiko, the minister for environment and forestry, said these areas account for 80% of the East African country's land mass, and were more susceptible to the effects of climate change.
"Communities living in these areas are most vulnerable and this programme helps address the most deserving of cases," Tobiko told an online briefing at the project's launch.
Kenya loses 2.0 to 2.4% of its gross domestic product annually due to effects of climate change, such as drought and floods, according to a 2018 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics study.
The study also showed droughts cost Kenya 8% of GDP every five years. - Nampa/Reuters
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