Climate conference: Québec grants $11 million for 15 projects in 9 countries
Posted October 3, 2023 10:27 am.
Last Updated October 3, 2023 12:40 pm.
MONTREAL – The Quebec government will grant nearly $11 million to support 15 projects in nine French-speaking countries vulnerable to climate change.
Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette is expected to make the announcement at the “Adaptation Futures” international conference on climate change adaptation, which gets underway Tuesday morning at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
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- Adaptation Futures 2023 conference, the largest global conference on adaptation to climate change, is being held in Montreal this week. (Alyssia Rubertucci/CityNews Image)
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- Adaptation Futures 2023 conference, the largest global conference on adaptation to climate change, is being held in Montreal this week. (Alyssia Rubertucci/CityNews Image)
Québec says it is “reaffirming its commitment to supporting initiatives in French-speaking African and Caribbean countries vulnerable to climate change”, reads a press release issued by the government.
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The projects will be carried out in nine countries – Benin, Burundi, Guinea, Haiti, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia – “following the fourth call for projects under the International Climate Cooperation Program (PCCI)”.
They will “promote the adaptation of agricultural environments to climate change”, support the transition to green energies and “increase the resilience of populations in the face of water shortages and restore ecosystems sensitive to climate disruption”.
“We are leveraging Quebec know-how to support French-speaking countries and communities that need it most, while contributing to the achievement of international climate objectives,” said Minister Charette in a press release.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on October 3, 2023.
