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| Malawi benefits from Scotland's climate fund - President Chakwera | Malawi benefits from Scotland's climate fund - President Chakwera |
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| Scottish government funds have helped thousands of people, President Lazarus Chakwera says | Scottish government funds have helped thousands of people, President Lazarus Chakwera says |
| Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera says a Scottish fund for poor countries hit by climate change should be a prototype for the whole world. | Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera says a Scottish fund for poor countries hit by climate change should be a prototype for the whole world. |
| The Scottish government announced in 2021 that it would begin funding so-called "loss and damage" projects. | The Scottish government announced in 2021 that it would begin funding so-called "loss and damage" projects. |
| After much wrangling, world leaders followed Scotland's lead at last year's UN climate summit in Egypt. | After much wrangling, world leaders followed Scotland's lead at last year's UN climate summit in Egypt. |
| Mr Chakwera said the small Scottish fund has already made a significant difference in 10 areas. | Mr Chakwera said the small Scottish fund has already made a significant difference in 10 areas. |
| A quarter of the £2m ($2.4m) allocated for this year is being spent in Malawi, which has long-established ties with Scotland. | A quarter of the £2m ($2.4m) allocated for this year is being spent in Malawi, which has long-established ties with Scotland. |
| A further £5m is being made available from April. | A further £5m is being made available from April. |
| In a BBC interview, Mr Chakwera said: "It has made huge differences in the people and their livelihoods because they are given a hand up, so the resilience we talk about becomes a practical issue." | In a BBC interview, Mr Chakwera said: "It has made huge differences in the people and their livelihoods because they are given a hand up, so the resilience we talk about becomes a practical issue." |
| He added that what Scotland is already doing is what everybody else needs to be doing. | He added that what Scotland is already doing is what everybody else needs to be doing. |
| Describing the money as aid is wrong, he insisted, saying it should instead be seen as countries taking responsibility for climate change together. | Describing the money as aid is wrong, he insisted, saying it should instead be seen as countries taking responsibility for climate change together. |
| Loss and damage refers to the impacts caused by climate change such as increasing storms and more destructive weather patterns. | Loss and damage refers to the impacts caused by climate change such as increasing storms and more destructive weather patterns. |
| In Malawi's Zomba region, the Scottish government money is being used to rebuild parts of a seven-kilometre (four-mile) flood embankment on the Phalombe River which was breached by storms last year in 10 places. | In Malawi's Zomba region, the Scottish government money is being used to rebuild parts of a seven-kilometre (four-mile) flood embankment on the Phalombe River which was breached by storms last year in 10 places. |
| Further south, new flood defences are being built in the village of Mambundungu where the village was relocated to higher ground to avoid flooding but was then hit by a deluge running off the hills. | Further south, new flood defences are being built in the village of Mambundungu where the village was relocated to higher ground to avoid flooding but was then hit by a deluge running off the hills. |
| Flood defences have been built with money from the climate fund | Flood defences have been built with money from the climate fund |
| Developing countries have argued for decades that richer nations should pay for climate-related damage which they did not cause. | Developing countries have argued for decades that richer nations should pay for climate-related damage which they did not cause. |
| But fearing a wave of litigation claims, Western countries have resisted it. | But fearing a wave of litigation claims, Western countries have resisted it. |
| Last year a tropical storm followed quickly by a cyclone displaced hundreds of thousands in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. | Last year a tropical storm followed quickly by a cyclone displaced hundreds of thousands in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. |
| Mr Chakwera believes that vulnerable countries like Malawi would feel better supported if the Scottish model was replicated by other countries. | Mr Chakwera believes that vulnerable countries like Malawi would feel better supported if the Scottish model was replicated by other countries. |
| "This fight belongs to all of us and I believe that this example will serve as a prototype of what could happen." | "This fight belongs to all of us and I believe that this example will serve as a prototype of what could happen." |
| Although world leaders agreed at COP27 in November to set up a "loss and damage" fund, the details have still to be finalised and it could be years before it is funded. | Although world leaders agreed at COP27 in November to set up a "loss and damage" fund, the details have still to be finalised and it could be years before it is funded. |
| Poorer countries are still waiting for a promised £100bn of climate financing which was promised to be delivered by 2020. | Poorer countries are still waiting for a promised £100bn of climate financing which was promised to be delivered by 2020. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
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| Malawi | Malawi |
| Climate change | Climate change |