September 12, 2019
Africa: Three Questions to Wale Shonibare, Acting VP, Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth
What is the Desert to Power Initiative? Read more »
September 05, 2019
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank, Partners Launch $96.7 Million Post-Cyclone Idai Recovery Projects
The African Development Bank, with the World Bank and the government of Zimbabwe on 2 September 2019 launched post cyclone Idai recovery projects totaling $96.7 million to restore… Read more »
August 27, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Post Cyclone Recovery Efforts With $24.7 Million
The African Development Bank Group on 21 August 2019 signed a deal to support Zimbabwe's post-cyclone Idai recovery plans with $24.7 million as part of its lead role to help… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Africa: President Adesina At G7 Summit in Biarritz
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will head a delegation to the G7 summit, to be held from 24 to 26 August in Biarritz, in south-western France. Read more »
August 09, 2019
Africa: Africa's Key Development Partners Unite to Tackle Hunger As Millions Face Food Insecurity in Times of Climate Change
"We cannot afford to go on like this" - President Paul Kagame Read more »
July 11, 2019
Africa: Green Climate Fund Announces $20m for African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa's Climate Resilience Project in Ghana
The Green Climate Fund has announced a $20 million grant to the African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program for a climate action… Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification join forces to strengthen capacity in climate change and land degradation
The African Development Bank and the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/UNCCD), in partnership with UN Women, are joining forces to… Read more »
June 20, 2019
Africa: MDB Climate Finance Hit Record High of $43.1 Billion in 2018
Climate financing by the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in developing countries and emerging economies rose to an all-time high of $43.1 billion in 2018,… Read more »
May 29, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank's First Symposium On Climate Change Calls for Increased Focus On Resilience Building
African nations must focus on building resilience against climate change and renew efforts to save resources spent on weather-related emergency relief to better address the needs… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Hosts the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition
The African Development Bank and the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition, an advocacy group dedicated to mobilising support for climate change, have met to discuss the Bank's role… Read more »
May 28, 2019
Africa: Japan and Austria to Support Private Sector Climate Change Investments On the Continent
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. Read more »
May 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts First-Ever Pan-African Dialogue On Achieving Climate Change Goals for Adaptation and Mitigation
While Africa enjoys unprecedented economic development and strong demographic and urban growth, large parts of the continent are also highly vulnerable and already face the… Read more »
May 13, 2019
Mozambique: African Development Bank Comes Through With Climate Risk Insurance Solutions Post Cyclone
"We are committed to supporting Mozambique to seek sustainable solutions to climate vulnerabilities, through access to sustainable financial products" Atsuko Toda - Bank… Read more »
May 08, 2019
Africa: Climate Change and Green Growth Day
WHO: African Development Bank Climate Change and Green Growth Department Read more »
April 29, 2019
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Urgent Global Response As Second Cyclone Hits Southern Africa
The African Development Bank has called for urgent global action in the wake of a second cyclone to hit the southern Africa coastal region in six weeks. According to Bank… Read more »
April 24, 2019
Malawi: African Development Bank Boosts Cyclone Response With Emergency Relief Package and Measures to Combat Climate Change
African Development Bank delegation to Malawi with Government of Malawi officials Read more »
March 27, 2019
Africa: Climate Change in Africa - "A Race We Must Win and a Race We Will Win," African Development Bank Says
Fighting climate change with robust implementation of national commitments and partnerships was the main thrust of African Development Bank's Director of Climate Change and Green… Read more »
March 20, 2019
Africa: Mobilising Private Sector Resources for Climate-Compatible Infrastructure in Africa
While climate change poses a major threat to Africa's economic development and infrastructure, it also offers substantial greenfield investment opportunities supporting climate… Read more »
Africa: Climate Action - African Development Bank Calls for Global Collaboration to Turn Nationally Determined Contributions Into Investment Plans
The African Development Bank has called for global collaboration to ensure consistent and coordinated support to African countries in the implementation of their Nationally… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Professor Anthony Nyong, Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Named Among World's "100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy"
Nyong chosen by London-based peer-to-peer learning platform Apolitical for his impact on influencing climate policy on the continent Read more »
March 15, 2019
Egypt: Turning Wastewater Into Wealth, the African Development Bank Promotes Green Technology, Climate Change Mitigation
Egypt is revolutionizing the nation's water delivery and mitigating the effects of climate change with innovative green technology and state-of-the-art sludge conversion plants.… Read more »
March 14, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank Pledges U.S.$ 25 Billion to Climate Finance for 2020-2025, Doubling Its Commitments
Bank to launch 'Green Baseload' Facility to provide concessional finance to support reliable and affordable renewable energy baseload Read more »
March 13, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to Attend One Planet Summit in Nairobi
Adesina expected to make major announcement to fight climate change and promote renewable energies Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: Africa Climate Week
Ghana to kick-start the Year of Ambition Read more »
March 05, 2019
Kenya: African Development Bank Initiates Private Sector Capacity Building for Climate Change and Green Growth Projects
Kenya is becoming a green economy. This is just one of the key sentiments expressed by stakeholders attending a capacity building workshop for climate change and green growth… Read more »
