November 30, 2015
Africa: AfDB President and Bank Delegation to Showcase Bank's Climate Change Interventions in Africa At Cop21 in Paris, France
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November 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB President in Paris Ahead of Cop21 Climate Talks, Alongside African Heads of State
At the invitation of French President François Hollande, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina joined African leaders, including Guinea's President Alpha… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Vulnerability to Climate Change - Investment, Research Needed to Mitigate Shocks
Africa is increasingly facing multiple stresses that will be magnified by climate change leading to a complex set of problems, participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Smart Measures Required to Weather Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles
Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other mechanisms to buffer their economies from the commodities roller-coaster, according to a… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Malawi
Changes in Malawi's climatic patterns have led to severe drought and flooding which has resulted in loss of life and economic hardship. For a country heavily dependent upon its… Read more »
Africa: Accf Grants Usd 1.35 Million to Enhance Climate Finance Readiness in Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) announced Friday, the approval of three projects totaling USD 1.35 million to enhance the readiness of Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland to… Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Adesina At the Ministerial Meeting On Climate Finance At the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting
I wish to thank the Government of Peru and France for the invitation to make remarks at this important meeting. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for Action On Climate Change, Access to Energy in Africa At World Bank-IMF Meetings in Lima
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund kicked off their annual meetings on Friday with their leaders giving impassioned pleas for member nations to keep macroeconomic… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank to Triple Annual Climate Financing to Nearly $5 Billion By 2020
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, announced on Friday, October 9 that the AfDB would nearly triple its annual climate financing to reach $5… Read more »
September 03, 2015
Africa: Facing the Future - The Significance of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for AfDB in a Post-2020 Climate Agreement
The briefing note about Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) is the first briefing note of an AfDB-Climate Change series heading to COP21. Read more »
August 27, 2015
Africa: First Two Projects of Africa Climate Change Fund Approved to Support Climate Finance Readiness in Africa
The newly established Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved its first two projects in the past month. One will support Mali with preparatory funding to advance its… Read more »
August 26, 2015
Ethiopia: Ethiopia First Country to Launch Climdev-Africa Special Fund Project
The ClimDev Africa Special Fund (CDSF) launched its first project in Ethiopia on August 3 to help the country cope with, and build resilience to, climate change by enhancing… Read more »
July 01, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves U.S. $22.5-Million to Improve Investment Climate and Forest Governance in Congo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 approved a US $22.5-million loan to the Republic of Congo to help finance the… Read more »
June 18, 2015
Africa: Climate Finance Mobilized By the AfDB Went Up By 60 Percent Compared to 2013
Multilateral Development Banks provided US $28 billion in Climate Finance in 2014 Read more »
June 09, 2015
Africa: AfDB With Gef Support Continues to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in Africa
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) approved USD 35 million in funding to improve climate resilience to be channeled through the African Development Bank for programs in… Read more »
June 08, 2015
Africa: Csos in Dialogue - Expanding Engagement With Civil Society to Advance Africa's Climate-Smart Development
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June 01, 2015
Africa: Investment Climate - Africa Challenged to Do More
The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) released its 2014 African Investment Climate Report on Thursday in Abidjan, Day 4 of… Read more »
May 28, 2015
Africa: Panelists Call for Strong Paris Agreement, Climate Finance Justice for Africa
Panelists at high-level event on climate change on Tuesday have renewed their call for a strong and universal climate change agreement with increased flows of funds, sufficient to… Read more »
May 22, 2015
Africa: African Countries Reach Tipping Point As Pilots for Renewable Energy, Climate Resilience and Sustainable Forests
At its governing body meetings last week, the $8.1 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed 9 African nations to serve as pilot countries for critical aspects of… Read more »
May 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB's New Fund Paves the Way for Climate Finance Readiness in Africa
Launched in April 2014 with a EUR 4.725 million contribution from Germany for an initial three-year period, the African Development Bank-sponsored Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)… Read more »
May 06, 2015
Africa: AfDB Showcases Initiatives for Addressing Climate Change At Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit
The first Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS I), which concluded on April 29, 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, offered an opportunity for the African Development… Read more »
May 04, 2015
Africa: AfDB Now Supports 30 Countries to Advance On Environment-Smart Projects With Gef - Annual Report
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility since 2008. The relatively young portfolio has 28 projects over 30 countries on… Read more »
April 20, 2015
Africa: African Ministers Unite in Calling for Strong Universal Climate Agreement and Sufficient Finance to Unlock Africa's Potential
Private and public sectors join in quest for market and finance opportunities at 7th Africa Carbon Forum Read more »
April 16, 2015
Africa: AfDB Fast Tracks to Join Green Climate Fund's Newly Accredited Agencies to Channel More Climate Finance to the Continent
The African Development Bank is working diligently to join the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) seven newly accredited agencies in order to become a key multilateral implementing agency… Read more »
March 05, 2015
Uganda: Global Environment Facility (GEF) Supports Climate Resilience in Uganda
The African Development Bank Board approved an additional financing of US $8.37 million (on March 4, 2015 from the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Least Developed Countries… Read more »
