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EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official
EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans told the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on Wednesday, 16 November, the bloc and four member countries will provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa.
European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans speaking during a news conference on high energy prices at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. 2022. Source: Reuters/Yves Herman
He added the four members are France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark and that other countries can join.
The sum is a starting point, he said.
Timmermans also said the EU will provide €60m for loss and damage and will present ideas today on how to take loss and damage negotiations forward.
Source: Reuters
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