December 02, 2018
Africa: Cop24 - The African Development Bank Out in Force to Defend the Continent's Interests and Vision in the Fight Against Climate Change
The 24th annual conference of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, known as COP24, opens on Monday, 3 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland. Read more »
November 30, 2018
Africa: Interview With Seyni Nafo, African Ambassador to Cop24
"To combat climate change, African countries need to develop their own resource-mobilization strategies" Read more »
November 26, 2018
Africa: The Challenge for a Fair Deal in Climate Financing
Climate financing by the African Development Bank and the world's other largest multilateral development banks rose by a record 28% to US$35.2 billion in 2017 from the previous… Read more »
Africa: Engaging Private Sector in Financing Local Climate Adaptation
"I nearly lost everything this year, when my rice farm almost collapsed during an unprecedented drought." Mrs. Sacca has been farming rice for the past seven years on her two… Read more »
November 13, 2018
Africa: Combatting Climate Change - Boosting Green Investment in Africa With the African Development Bank's Afac Initiative
Launched on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank in Busan in May 2018, the African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) was the subject of a… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - African Financial Alliance On Climate Change (Afac) Unveils Guiding Principles
The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled its guiding principles at the recently concluded Africa Investment Forum. Launched in June 2018, AFAC aims to… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Renewable Energy in Africa - African Development Bank and Moroccan Agency Masen Join Forces to Roll Out 'Desert to Power' Initiative
The African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina and Mustapha Bakkoury, President of Moroccan agency Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), have signed a… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Climate, Agribusiness, Gender Are Key Priorities in New Agreement Between African Development Bank and Findev Canada
The African Development Bank and FinDev Canada - the Canadian government's development finance institution - have agreed to collaborate in joint transaction opportunities, external… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Niger Basin Authority Will Get US $134 Million to Spur Development and Climate Change Adaptation in the Niger Basin (PIDACC)
In a bid to improve the resilience of the people and ecosystems of the Niger River Basin, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, has approved US$76 million for the… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Rolls Out Programme to Boost Climate Risk Financing and Insurance for African Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution's first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and… Read more »
October 23, 2018
Africa: Green Climate Fund Board Approves Three African Development Bank Proposals for Green Climate Projects Worth Over U.S.$ 110 Million
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank totaling over US$110 million. The approvals were granted at the… Read more »
October 08, 2018
Africa: Capacity Development On Green Climate Fund Financing for Africa Experts
A cross-section of participants at the workshop on Green Climate Fund Financing Read more »
September 27, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Convenes Climate Change Seminar On Gender Mainstreaming for African Group of Negotiators
The African Development Bank will conduct a seminar on gender mainstreaming in climate negotiations for the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, 27… Read more »
July 25, 2018
Mozambique: African Development Bank and Ifad Collaborate to Help Mozambique Build Knowledge On Climate Finance and Natural Capital
Dr. Sonia da Silveira - GCF Focal Point, technician of the Department of Monitoring & Evaluation from the Ministry of Economy & Finance Read more »
June 13, 2018
Africa: MDB Climate Finance Hit Record High of US$ 35.2 Billion in 2017
An increase of nearly 30 per cent on the previous year, boosting projects that help developing countries cut emissions and address climate risks - joint report Read more »
May 24, 2018
Africa: Climate and Disaster Risk Financing Get Fresh Boost from African Development Bank
“We talk about integrating Africa. We cannot integrate countries that are fragile, we can only integrate countries that are secured.”– Akinwumi Adesina,… Read more »
May 25, 2018
Africa: The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute Partner to Fast-track Green Growth in Africa
The African Development Bank (link is external) and the Global Green Growth Institute (link is external) (GGGI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)… Read more »
May 22, 2018
Africa: Private Sector Liaison Officers' Network and DFIs Share Ideas on Climate Smart Agriculture
The Private Sector Liaison Officers’ Network (PSLO) organized a Climate Smart Agriculture mission in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire,13-17 May 2018. During the four-day program,… Read more »
June 08, 2018
Africa: The African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds Support Their First Private Sector-Led Geothermal Power Plant in Kenya
The African Development Bank approved on June 6, 2018 a senior loan of US $29.5 million and a concessional loan of US $20 million from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Clean… Read more »
June 04, 2018
Africa: Innovative Approaches to Financing Climate Adaptation
During this year's Innovation4Climate meeting in Germany, focused on "Adaptation metrics for innovative results-based adaptation and resilience finance," the African Development… Read more »
June 02, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank, Green Climate Fund and Africa 50 Support Desert to Power Programme
The African Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Africa50 investment fund signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Desert to Power programme on the… Read more »
May 22, 2018
Africa: Private Sector Liaison Officers' Network and DFIs Share Ideas On Climate Smart Agriculture
The Private Sector Liaison Officers' Network (PSLO) organized a Climate Smart Agriculture mission in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire,13-17 May 2018. During the four-day program, prominent… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Successful Completion of Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing in Abidjan
The third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) was held on Thursday, April 12 in the Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium at the African Development Bank in… Read more »
April 09, 2018
Africa: Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the third West Africa Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 12, 2018. This… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Week (Acw)
The African Development Bank is co-organizing, together with other members of the Nairobi Framework Partnership (NFP), the Africa Climate Week 2018 (ACW) from 9th to 13th April in… Read more »
