DUBAI-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Water and Sanitation Mister Abida Mia has lauded the African Development Bank (ADB) for financial support towards the construction of the Songwe River Basin, a multi-purpose dam in the northern region.
This comes after the African Development Bank, along with other multinational development banks, has committed to helping African countries including Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, which are facing existential risks due to the impact of climate change.
The commitment has been made in the ongoing Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai which Water Minister Mia is part of the Malawi delegation.
The banks said will collaborate to attract private capital for countries, expand the scope of reporting climate results and impact, help countries identify priorities and investment opportunities, and access multimedia content.
One major development is the construction of the Songwe River Basin.
Welcoming the development, Minister of Water, Abida Mia, said the commitments have come at the right time “because, despite contributing the least to global warming and having the lowest emissions, Malawi is at risk due to the impact of climate change”
Mia disclosed that the dam will, among other things, be used for hydropower generation with a capacity of 80 megawatts to power Tanzania and Malawi.
Source: Times360
