September 12, 2022
Africa: Africa Loses Up to 15 Percent of Its GDP Per Capita Annually Because of Climate Change - African Development Bank Acting Chief Economist Kevin Urama
Africa has been losing from 5 to 15% of its GDP per capita growth because of climate change and its related impacts, but needs about $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet its… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: African and Other Global Leaders Meeting in Rotterdam Say the Continent Is At a Tipping Point for Climate Adaptation Action
"Africa has a Fever" - Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Read more »
Africa: At Africa Climate Week, Panelists Underline the Power of Partnerships to Deliver Nationally Determined Contributions Across the Continent
Representatives from across the continent gathered to share their experiences of implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at the just-ended Africa Climate Week. They… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Cameroon: Climate Change Poses a Health Challenge in Cameroon
Dr. Paul Eloundou understands the challenges posed by climate change only too well. A resident in Yaoundé and the director of one of the largest district hospitals, he is an… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Central Africa: African Climate Week 2022 - In Central Africa, the African Development Bank Collaborates With UN Agencies to Advance Climate Action
The African Development Bank and several UN agencies - the UN Regional Office for Central Africa, the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Office… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Africa: Africa Climate Week - Just Transition in Africa Calls for Creativity and Stronger Financial Commitments
African countries must chart their unique paths toward achieving a just transition, experts during a session said, to assess the needs, challenges, and opportunities of… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Adaptation Summit Leaders From Government, the United Nations, and Business Gather for First-Ever Global Summit to Focus Solely On Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Africa
What: Africa Adaptation Summit Read more »
August 31, 2022
Africa: 2022 Africa Climate Week - Experts Discuss Africa's Needs and Priorities Ahead of COP27
Amid a call for urgent action to safeguard the continent from climate change, Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba opened the 2022 Africa Climate Week by highlighting his country's… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Africa: Africa Adaptation Dialogue - Implementing the Vision
What: Africa Adaptation Dialogue: implementing the vision Read more »
August 18, 2022
Africa: Africa Climate Week
What: African Development Bank at the Africa Climate Week Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: Ticad8 Official Side Event - Accelerating Clean Energy Access With Climate Finance
Date: Monday, 22 August 2022 Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: Business As Usual Is Not Enough to Mitigate and Adapt Climate Change Risks for Africa Over the Next Decade - Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program
The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program is a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2022 - African Development Bank and IMF Experts Underscore the Urgency of Climate Financing for Africa
African Development Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts have stressed the urgency of mobilizing climate financing for Africa during a panel discussion on the African… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: Rethink Development Climate Finance to Get to Net Zero, African Development Bank DG Says At Opec Fund Development Forum
Creating fiscal space for development finance and stepping up regional infrastructure projects will be vital to Africa's road to achieving net zero, African Development Bank… Read more »
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank to Present Report On Climate and Economics At the Atlantic Council in the US
What: Atlantic Council panel discussion on African Economic Outlook 2022 Read more »
July 08, 2022
Kenya: President Kenyatta Endorsed As Global Champion for Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program
Global leaders on Thursday tasked Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta to spearhead Africa's effort to address climate change under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP). Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day - The African Development Bank's Youthadapt Challenge Is Accelerating Climate Adaptation and Food Security Efforts
In observation of UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, today 27 June, we highlight small businesses that are receiving African Development Bank support as they… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Center on Adaptation host dialogue to look at climate risks facing Gambia's port of Banjul fourth expansion project
The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation hosted a virtual dialogue on Monday last week to discuss climate adaptation related to the Port of Banjul Fourth… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Malawi - African Development Bank Extends Grants of $9.25 Million for Rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) in Malawi. The… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: The African Development Bank Reaffirms Its Commitment to Combating Desertification and Land Degradation At COP15
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concluded with a united global pledge to boost drought resilience and land… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Key Lessons in Mainstreaming Green Growth and Climate Change in the African Development Bank's Interventions
The African Development Bank has won praise, in particular from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for setting the bar in 2019 by allocating half of its climate finance… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Annual Meetings - Africa Needs to Turn Climate Change Challenges Into Green Job Opportunities for Youth and Women
Africa -- the main victim of climate change, despite emitting only 3% of greenhouse gases -- should turn its climate challenges into opportunities to create green jobs for youth… Read more »
Africa: Winners of the 2021 Youthadapt Challenge Acquire Skills to Accelerate Climate Adaptation Innovation and Create Green Jobs
Winners of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program's 2021 YouthADAPT Challenge have received training to equip them to produce and scale climate-related innovation and create… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Bank Signs $830,000 Grant Agreement to Improve Climate Resilience for Communities and Ecosystems
The African Development Bank has signed an $830,000 technical assistance grant agreement for Ethiopia. The funds will help mainstream climate risk management, gender and resilience… Read more »
