UN Climate Fund Allocates $20 Million to Nepal After August Floods

The board of the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage approved allocating $20 million to Nepal, which was hit by the August floods. It is the first time the fund has allocated money to a specific country, and media coverage describes it as a historic step, though a small fraction of what the country needs.

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• The $20 million allocated to Nepal was described by the fund's board as a modest amount.

  «the fund’s board agreed to earmark the modest sum for the Himalayan country»

  Arab News
• This is the first time the fund has allocated money to any country, a key test of the body's credibility.

  «the first time it has set aside money for any country, in a key test of the body’s credibility»

  Arab News
• The floods were caused by a climate-linked ice and rock avalanche, and killed more than 1,400 people.

  «tsunami-like floods triggered by a climate-induced ice and rock avalanche that killed more than 1,400 people»

  Arab News
• The Nepali government announced receipt of the funds, following the flood on its border with Chinese-administered Tibet.

  «after the devastating flood along its border with China's Tibet region in August, the government said»

  The News & Observer

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