The European Union has committed a grant of $6.5 million to the Fijian Government to support the preparations for the Conference of Parties 23 in Bonn, Germany in November.
EU Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, Stefano Manservisi highlighted this in a joint press conference with Acting Prime Minister and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum this afternoon.
Manservisi says that they are pleased to assist Fiji to fight against climate change.
Meanwhile, Sayed-Khaiyum says that the money will be specifically used for Cop 23 presidency.
He adds that EU is a very genuine and committed partner in addressing our developing issues and they will look forward to work with them in future as well.
The $4million will be provided directly to Fiji Government, while $2.1 million will be committed to United nations Convention on Climate Change, mirroring well functioning arrangements during previous
