ADF Approves $9.3 Million Grant for Climate Projects in Ethiopia and South Sudan | Dawan Africa

Adiss Ababa (Dawan Africa) 24 Jul. 26 – The African Development Fund has approved a $9.3 million grant to finance projects aimed at strengthening climate resilience, improving water security and sanitation, and increasing food production among vulnerable communities in Ethiopia and South Sudan.

The Fund’s Board of Directors approved the grant on 15 July. The financing will support the Climate Proof Water4Food Project, an initiative that integrates water services with agricultural development.

The project will focus particularly on Ethiopia’s Gambella Region and South Sudan’s Unity State, which regularly experience flooding and other extreme weather conditions that contribute to food shortages, loss of livelihoods and the displacement of communities.

The project includes the construction and rehabilitation of seven solar-powered water supply systems. These systems are expected to provide nearly 80,000 people with access to clean water.

Integrated flood-management measures will also be introduced to reduce losses caused by climate-related disasters affecting farms, homes and water sources.