KOLONIA, Pohnpei (U.S. Embassy) — The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Pacific American Climate Fund has awarded grants to two organizations in the Federated States of Micronesia to enhance the resilience of the island communities against the impact of climate change and improve their livelihoods. Marine and Environmental Research Institute of Pohnpei or MERIP will receive $343,590 for its initiative,
Climate Change Adaptation and Income Diversification in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, to boost the income-earning opportunities for Pohnpei Island’s 35,000 inhabitants, and the College of Micronesia-FSM, will receive $556,264 for its Climate Resilient Adoption and Mainstreaming project to educate community members about climate-resilient agricultural methods on the Island of Yap.
Source: Marianas Variety