Green Climate Fund needs more staff to meet targets

The fledgling Green Climate Fund, which aims to become a major channel for finance to tackle climate change in poorer nations, will need more staff if it is to meet a goal of allocating $2.5 billion this year for clean energy and adaptation projects, its executive director said. Hela Cheikhrouhou told the Thomson Reuters Foundation she will ask the fund's board to approve an increase of between 80 and 120 new staff when it meets next week. The higher number would trip