$ 35 MLN IN WB 'CLIMATE CHANGE AID' FOR YEMEN

SANA'A, Dec. 09 (Saba) – Yemen will get $ 35 million in WB support for projects related to adapting with climate change in areas such as agriculture, water and coasts, the Alwahda newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Yemen was chosen among four other developing countries, given priority by donors in this regard, at the grant program in Britain last October.

The program is aimed at reducing disasters that happened and could happen because of climate change in these countries.

Yemen will also be one of nine Arab sates where specific programs to adapt with climate change would be executed.

The country, in particular, is expected to face negative impacts by climate change including heatwaves and torrential rains that could badly affect main developmental sectors such as agriculture, health and coasts.

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