国际英语资讯:UN-backed fund earmarks 39 mln USD to tackle climate change impact in Nepal
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 39 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="benefitting">benefitting</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Nepalis">Nepalis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="GCF">GCF</span>) <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Forests">Forests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> (<span word="MoFE">MoFE</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="another">another</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 47 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fruition">fruition</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="GCF">GCF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Communities">Communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Churia">Churia</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southernmost">southernmost</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Himalayan">Himalayan</span> <span word="foothills">foothills</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="west">west</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>-<span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="plains">plains</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="GCF">GCF</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>... <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200,000 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Churia">Churia</span> <span word="hills">hills</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Somsak">Somsak</span> <span word="Pipoppinyo">Pipoppinyo</span>, <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="FAO">FAO</span>) <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>."</p><p><span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span>, <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="erosion">erosion</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exacerbated">exacerbated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="droughts">droughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="precipitated">precipitated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="further">further</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p>
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