MACHINERIES OF CLIMATE CHANGES PROJECT IN YEMEN REVIEWED

SANA'A, Oct.19 (Saba)- A meeting was held here on Monday chaired by
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Mansour al-Hawshabi to
approve machineries of climate changes and biodiversity project in
Yemen.

The meeting affirmed the importance of the project, which comes as a
grant from World Bank (WB) at a total cost of $4.6 million, and the
project's role in establishing data base on the climate changes so
as to serve the rain-fed agriculture in the mountainous areas
heights in Yemen.

The project aims at backing up Yemen's efforts in combating the
negative impacts caused by the climate changes through supporting
and encouraging the rain-fed agriculture in heights and livestock
development to enhance the agricultural sector's role in achieving
the food security.

Moreover, the meeting reviewed the proposals and opinions related to
the agricultural development in Yemen including the climate changes
project which comes within the rain-fed agriculture and livestock
project.

The project targets provinces of Mahweet, Sana'a, Ibb and Taiz.

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