Maputo – “Today, I have authorized the allocation of 4 million [euro] to complete extremely urgent projects in Mozambique, Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, to help them confront the consequences of the El Niño climate phenomenon,” stated the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro. The allocation will be delegated to the Cooperazione, Italy’s development agency. “This is a first series of actions, agreed with [Foreign Affairs] Minister Gentiloni, as part of Italy’s nearly 10 million euro bilateral emergency programme, which also covers the Horn of Africa. Local NGOs will participate in implementation, which will take place over the coming twelve months,” continued Deputy Minister Giro, mentioning that Thursday morning, Italy will host a presentation on its plans to respond to El Niño in Farnesina. (9colonne)
