Pambazuka News

Liberia: World Bank approves $3.5 million climate change fund

2009-07-04, Issue 440

http://pambazuka.org/en/category/environment/57521


The World Bank has approved US$3.5 million for Liberia for its Costal Defense programme which will target three cities including Monrovia, the capital City of Liberia and two other major cities in the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) communiqué has said. According to the EPA communiqué, the fund is also targeted to reduce the impact of climate change and build capacity for Liberians on the magnitude of funds needed to tackle climate change.