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US doubles climate adaption aid to Sh88 billion

US Secretary of State John Kerry

The United States announced plans to double grant funding it provides to help developing countries adapt to climate change to around Sh87.7 billion ($860 million) a year, a pledge that may help clinch a global climate pact this week.

US Secretary of State John Kerry announced the new financing pledge during a speech at the UN climate conference in Paris, where negotiators from 195 countries are working to reach an agreement by this weekend on curbing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020.

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