The Scottish Government is backing a new collaboration between young people in Malawi and Scotland to support action on climate change.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Scotland's 2050 Climate Group Youth Summit in Glasgow that up to £50,000 in funding will be made available this year to work with counterparts in the east African country.
It comes at the end of a week-long visit of Malawi's president, Professor Peter Mutharika, to Scotland.
He spoke in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday about the close relationship between the two countries.
Ms Sturgeon and Prof Mutharika signed a new joint commitment to work towards the United Nation's Global Development Goals earlier this week, 13 years after the governments of the two countries first signed a cooperation agreement.
The First Minister said the collaboration between young people will involve the Malawi Scotland Partnership.
Ms Sturgeon said: "The 2050 Climate Group and Young Leaders Development Programme do fantastic work empowering our young leaders to support the delivery of a just, low-carbon future.
"I am pleased that with Scottish Government support it is now possible to expand their efforts, to work in partnership with young people in Malawi through the Malawi Scotland Partnership on the need for global climate action.
"It is especially fitting that we are able to make this announcement in 2018, our Year of Young People, and when we have just been honoured with a visit from the President of Malawi."
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