China to provide financial support to developing countries coping with climate change

Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative of climate change, speaks at the High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Conference on Monday. China plans to enhance financial support to developing countries to adapt to climate change through a south to south cooperation scheme, a senior official of the Chinese delegation said during UN climate talks on Monday. Speaking at the High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change on the sidelines of the United Nation Climate Conference, Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative of climate change, said that China would facilitate south-south cooperation on climate change by providing more financial support to developing countries through the 20 billion yuan South-South Cooperation Fund. "China would ensure money meets the needs of developing countries in adapting climate change," said Xie. Since 2011, China has provided 580 million yuan to help other developing countries cope with climate change, through construction projects that improve capacity building activities.