From the Australian government’s AusAID website:
Australia will provide $17.5 million to support Caribbean efforts to adapt to climate change and manage the impacts of natural disasters.
This funding is part of the $60 million package of development assistance to the Caribbean pledged by Australia in November 2009.
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The new funding will build on Australia’s existing support to:
• strengthen the capacity of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre to help countries plan for and adapt to climate change;
• support the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency’s disaster risk reduction work program, which is helping the region manage the impact of natural disasters
• help increase understanding of climate change in the region through higher education, intra-region scholarships and academic exchanges
• work directly with communities on local-level adaptation activities.The majority of this assistance for climate change is also part of Australia’s global $599 million fast-start climate change finance package announced in June 2010, and will support the work of key regional organisations and fund community-level activities across the Caribbean.
As part of this aid programme, Australia will also be providing scholarships for students from the Caribbean region. Visit the AusAID website for more information.
