Cook Islands secure adaptation funds for outer island communities

Eleven outer island communities of the Cook Islands will strength their resilience to climate change impacts across key development sectors, with support from the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund.

A five million dollar Climate Change Adaptation Programme will be implemented from 2012 to 2017 with the guidance of the Pa Enua or outer island communities, targeting sectors such as the water, health, agriculture and marine resources.

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