Farmington, Margibi County – Board members of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have pledged their commitment to scale up GCF support to developing countries battling the crippling effects of climate. The GCF is the world’s largest fund dedicated to empowering countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. Liberia, for the first time, is hosting the three-day informal Board meeting currently taking place in Farmington, Margibi County. He added higher temperatures, more extreme weather events such as heavy rain, devastating storm and coastal erosion are a clear manifestation of the devastating impacts of climate change. He pledged the country’s commitment to meeting its obligation under the Paris Climate Change Agreement and said following the completion of the climate vulnerability and risk assessment on the impact of climate change, the country adopted the National Policy and Response Strategy on Climate Change which outlines the short and long-term measures in addressing climate change.

Source: Front Page Africa February 06, 2020 08:26 UTC