Sweden pledges €7.5m to ClimDev-Africa Special Fund

The Swedish government has pledged to commit €7.5 million to a special fund of the Climate for Development in Africa Programme (ClimDev-Africa) established to pool resources and finance demand-driven projects in Africa that intend to generate and disseminate climate information to all levels of society.

Sweden made the pledge during a high level roundtable hosted by ClimDev-Africa in Stockholm, according to a statement issued by the African Development Bank (AfDB) June 15, 2012.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) called for more support for the Fund in order to reach the €20 million required to begin operations.

Some ClimDev-Africa partners include the AfDB, the African Union Commission (AUC),  and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

By Ekow Quandzie