The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project to help rural communities in Solomon Islands to mitigate and manage the risks of natural hazards and climate change.
The Community Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk in Solomon Islands Project (CRISP) is funded through a US$7.3 grant from the Global Environment Facility for Least Developing Countries, with a further US$1.8 million from the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Grant/ EU- Asian, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program, reports Islands Business.
The aim of the project is to reduce risks to natural hazards and climate change by enhancing climate and disaster risk information and early warning systems, and direct community investments in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. In addition, it will also faciliate the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into government policies.