By BENNIE MUNDANDOA grant of US$2,184,555 for the development of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for climate Resilience has been made to the Government by the the Green Climate Fund (GCF).The grant will enable the Government formulate a medium to long-term climate adaptation plan, which will strengthen systems for integrating climate change adaptation into development planning and budget processes, Ministry of Lands Permanent Secretary Ndashe Yumba said yesterday.Mr. Yumba said the NAP will also facilitate the development of prioritised adaptation actions with financing strategies.He said this will enable Zambia to systematically advance the implementation of priority adaptation actions contributing to the implementation of Zambia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement and the achievement of climate change goals under the 7th National Development Plan”.Mr Yumba said gender will be an integral dimension in the NAP process, as guided by Zambia’s 2017 Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGaP).He said the funding was great news for […]
Zambia gets climate change grant
