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(CNSNews.com) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it plans to award a $3 million grant to fight climate change in the Pacific Islands.
“Many Pacific Islands countries depend on tourism, fisheries, and agriculture as their main sources of income, foreign exchange, and economic livelihood,” the grant solicitation said.
“Climate change impacts such as beach erosion, sea level rise, warming temperatures, reduced freshwater access, bleaching of coral reefs, increased incidence of vector borne disease, and increasing storm intensities pose risks to these sectors and other economic activities,” it added.
According to its website, USAID is described as “the lead U.S. government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.”
The Pacific-American Climate Fund or PACAM is a five-year grant-making facility based in the Philippines and implemented in 12 countries throughout the Pacific: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
“Many Pacific Islands countries depend on tourism, fisheries, and agriculture as their main sources of income, foreign exchange, and economic livelihood,” the grant solicitation said.
“Climate change impacts such as beach erosion, sea level rise, warming temperatures, reduced freshwater access, bleaching of coral reefs, increased incidence of vector borne disease, and increasing storm intensities pose risks to these sectors and other economic activities,” it added.
According to its website, USAID is described as “the lead U.S. government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.”
The Pacific-American Climate Fund or PACAM is a five-year grant-making facility based in the Philippines and implemented in 12 countries throughout the Pacific: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.