Syria secures first national Green Climate Fund project to tackle water scarcity

DAMASCUS: The Green Climate Fund’s Board of Directors has approved $27.7 million in funding for Syria’s first national project, aimed at addressing water scarcity risks in areas hit hardest by climate change, the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment said Friday. The approval came during the GCF’s 45th Board meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, held from June 29 to July 3, where a Syrian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs Youssef Sharaf, the ministry’s Information Department told SANA.

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