The United States government will provide a $5m grant to the African Development Bank to support efforts to abate methane gas emissions across the continent.
The grant, subject to the completion of US domestic procedures and approvals, will go to the multi-donor Africa Climate Change Fund, which is managed by the African Development Bank, over the next three years. The fund supports a broad range of activities covering climate resilience and low-carbon growth.
US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, made the announcement at an event held on the margins of the 18th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment taking place in Dakar.
He said: “More than 25 countries on the continent have joined the Global Methane Pledge, a resounding level of support for the importance of methane in keeping 1.5 degrees within reach.”
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