EU pledges €90m in climate funds for Pacific island states

EU pledges €90m in climate funds for Pacific island states

9 JULY 2013

Pacific island states on the frontline of climate change are to receive €90m (£76m) in EU cash for climate-related projects in return for siding with the European bloc at international climate negotiations.

The European Union's development commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will head to Vanuatu on Wednesday to unveil funding for projects such as disaster preparedness and moving hospitals to higher ground.

Click here to read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/01/eu-climate-funds-pacific-islands

Source: The Guardian UK

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