African Development Fund investment supports climate resilience, sanitation and food production in Ethiopia and South Sudan
Ethiopia, July 22 -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved, on 15 July, a $9.3 million grant aimed at strengthening climate resilience, improving water security and boosting food production in vulnerable communities across Ethiopia and South Sudan.The Climate Proof Water4Food Project is an integrated water and agriculture operation to provide critical support to vulnerable communities in Ethiopia's Gambella region and South Sudan's Unity State, regions prone to extreme climate conditions, including flooding, which contribute to food insecurity and human displacement.The project will construct and/or rehabilitate seven solar powered water supply systems and introduce integrated flood management measures that wil...
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