Africa, S. Asia farmers get $1.4 bln climate boost from Gates Foundation

AFP , Monday 7 Nov 2022

Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a $1.4 billion philanthropic boost Monday to help them adapt to a world increasingly impacted by climate change.

Kashmiri farmers pluck flowers during saffron harvest in a field in Pampore on the outskirts of Srin
Kashmiri farmers pluck flowers during saffron harvest in a field in Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar on November 5, 2022. AFP

 

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant, distributed over four years, is earmarked for regional innovations that build resilience against drought, heat waves and extreme flooding, said an announcement at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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