By KGR Reporter,
Four districts have been selected to benefit from the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility to help them address climate change resilience mechanisms.
The new districts are Bulambuli, Kitgum, Nabulatuk, and Nakapiripirti.
Last year Nebbi, Nwoya, and Zombo districts were enrolled in the program.
Under this program, districts will receive more than 16 billion shillings, which they will use to increase local climate change awareness and capacities, integrate climate change adaptation into their planning and budgeting in a participatory and gender-sensitive manner.
It will also increase the financing available to local governments for climate change adaptation.
Speaking at the rollout of the program, Ben Kumumanya, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, said that districts are affected by climate change citing disasters. Mr. Ben speaking….
Peter Okidi, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Water, said that the program will mainstream climate change action plans into the nation’s working plans.
According to Okidi, as the government focuses on climate adaptation, local governments are the most instrumental administrative units to the initiative. Mr. Okidi speaking…..
He called for collaborated efforts towards combating climate change. END.