John Swinney has said Scotland will do “all it can” to support countries worst affected by the climate crisis, as he travels to a village in Malawi to see the impact of a government programme.

The First Minister is travelling to Zomba on Saturday, where he will meet people in Chimbalanga village benefiting from the Scottish Government’s Climate Just Communities (CJC) Malawi programme.

Designed to assist sustainable livelihoods and natural resource management, the scheme has so far supported a solar irrigation scheme and tree-planting, and has helped young people to gain vocational training.

The visit is part of the First Minister’s trip to sub-Saharan Africa, which saw him travel to Zambia on Tuesday before heading to neighbouring Malawi on Friday.

Speaking ahead of the visit, Swinney

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