Malta will be giving scholarships on climate change to more vulnerable and developing countries as part of its commitments to the UN Conference on Climate Change and to the European Union.

The scholarships will form part of Malta’s obligations towards implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

Climate Change Minister Leo Brincat gave the information in Parliament in reply to a question by opposition MP Charlò Bonnici, who had asked for an estimate of the costs of the commitments made by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at the UN conference.

The minister said Malta’s commitments to the Kyoto Protocol were on a parallel with the country’s commitments to the EU on climate change.

Recognised as a developed country in the Kyoto Protocol and as a member of the EU, Malta is obliged to provide necessary resources both financially and through technical assistance to help more vulnerable countries to implement the protocol themselves.

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