Climate change: UK pledges £200m for Nigeria, others
November 9,2022
The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, James Cleverly, has said the UK will significantly step up its bid to help African countries fight climate change by supporting the African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window with £200m.
The Climate Action Window is an initiative of the AfDB set up to channel climate finance to help poor and vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change such as severe drought in Eastern Africa, floods in South Sudan, and more recently, Nigeria.
Cleverly, who made the announcement while speaking alongside African leaders at an event at COP27, said climate change was having a devastating impact on countries in sub-Saharan Africa facing drought and extreme weather patterns, which had historically received a tiny proportion of climate finance.
According to him, the CAW by the African Development Bank would see vital funds delivered to those most affected by the impacts of climate change, much more quickly.
Cleverly said, “Lack of access to climate finance for the world’s poorest countries was a central focus at COP26 in Glasgow. This £200m of UK funding is helping us to make tangible progress to address this issue.”
Tuesday’s development follows an announcement by the Foreign Secretary on Monday of a series of significant UK investments worth more than £100m to assist developing economies manage the impact of climate-related tragedies while also adapting to climate change.
On his part, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, welcomed the contribution of the United Kingdom.
