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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-781/
- Published: 2023-07-15T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-15T10:42:35.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Climate Change, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

Hawke’s Bay. An under-resourced and constipated public health system. Dilapidated roads. And a struggling economy. But…

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> New Zealand is giving almost $19 million to help people living in wetland areas in Asia adapt to climate change and avoid displacement. \[…\]  
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> Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said “to succeed in the global fight against climate change we need to find innovative ways to work together, become more sustainable and lower emissions regionally”.  
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> The funding comes from New Zealand’s 2021 $1.3 billion climate finance fund which included climate action in South and South East Asia as a priority. \[…\]  
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> Earlier in the week, New Zealand pledged $15.6m to Indonesia’s Geothermal Energy programme and “help Indonesia achieve its renewable energy targets”, Mahuta said.  
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> “We must continue stepping up our support and contributing positively towards global efforts if we are to improve the very real and harmful effects of climate change.”   
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> *[Stuff](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132548011/nz-pledges-almost-19m-for-wetlands-at-risk-of-climate-change-in-asia?ref=goodoil.news)*

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