November 19, 2024
Africa: COP29 - Mdbs Double Down On Climate Goals With New Financing and Impact Frameworks
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) today issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate… Read more »
November 14, 2024
Africa: 'Mission 300' Side Event At Baku Climate Change Conference (COP29)
WHAT: 'Mission 300' Side Event at Baku Climate Change Conference (COP29) Read more »
Africa: COP29 Presentation of Report On 'Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations - Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa'
WHAT: COP29 Presentation of Report on "Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations: Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa" Read more »
November 13, 2024
Africa: Climate Investment Funds Capital Markets Mechanism Announces Bond Listing On LSE to Boost Climate Finance for Africa
The Climate Investment Funds Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM) has announced its bond listing programme on the London Stock Exchange, a move that will help to raise new climate… Read more »
November 12, 2024
Africa: 'Scaling Up Financing for Climate Adaptation and Green Growth in Africa'
WHAT: Africa Day High-Level Side Event at COP29 Read more »
November 08, 2024
Africa: 2024 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers Lecture - Irish President Calls for Urgent Action On Climate Crisis and Debt Reform to Support Africa's Development
In a powerful address during the 2024 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers Lecture, President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland emphasized the urgent need for global collaboration to tackle the… Read more »
November 11, 2024
Africa: Climate Change Finance, Natural Capital Accounting By African Countries, Top African Development Bank Group's Agenda At Cop 29
The world's largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, with African nations ramping up efforts to tackle climate change. At COP29, the African… Read more »
November 07, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Leads Efforts to Amplify Africa's Climate Priorities At COP29 in Baku
What: African Development Bank Group to participate in COP29 Read more »
November 06, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Champions Nature-Based Solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa At COP16 Biodiversity Conference
The African Development Bank outlined a strong case for accelerating Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa during a side event at the recently… Read more »
October 28, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank to Host 12th Gcop Policy Dialogue On 'Climate Financing for Green Transition and Building Resilience in Africa.'
WHAT: Global Community of Practice (GCOP) Policy Dialogue Series 2024 Read more »
October 25, 2024
Africa: Africa's Untapped Ecotourism - Experts Call for Action At COP16 Side Event
African Development Bank delegates and conservation experts attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia, have urged joint efforts to increase investment in ecotourism in Africa, emphasizing… Read more »
October 02, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds Deliver Just Transition Planning Masterclass for African Decision-Makers
As Africa transitions toward a climate-resilient, low-carbon economy, the African Development Bank, with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), is reinforcing its… Read more »
September 27, 2024
Africa: UNGA79 - Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Receives NDC Investment Award
The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) has been honored as the "Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year" at the 2024 African NDC Investment… Read more »
September 20, 2024
Africa: Joint Mdbs Report - Climate Financing Hits Record $125 Billion in 2023
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the African Development Bank announced today that their collective financing for climate action hit a record high of $125 billion in… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Climate Resilience - Abidjan Workshop Addresses Africa's Weather Data Gaps
A three-day workshop co-hosted by the African Development Bank and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) concluded on September 13, focusing on infrastructure gaps… Read more »
September 19, 2024
Africa: African Leaders Meet to Combat Land Degradation and Desertification At Amcen Special Session
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)… Read more »
September 13, 2024
Senegal: African Development Bank Provides U.S.$ 102.79 Million to Support Farmers Through Climate Resilient Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Infrastructure in Guinea, Senegal, and Togo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ("ADB") approved $102.79 million for the Multinational (Guinea, Senegal and Togo) Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural… Read more »
September 09, 2024
Central Africa: Republic of Congo - African Development Bank and Partners Host Regional Training Workshop to Advance Climate Transparency Efforts in Central Africa
The African Development Bank in partnership with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United… Read more »
September 06, 2024
Africa: Workshop On Closing Basic Weather and Climate Data Gaps in Africa
What: Workshop on Closing the Basic Weather and Climate Data Gaps in Africa for Effective Adaptation and Climate Resilient Development Read more »
September 03, 2024
Cote d'Ivoire: African Institutions Converge in Abidjan to Shape Climate Agenda for COP29
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA),… Read more »
Uganda: African Development Bank's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth Tours Kampala Road Rehabilitation Project
On Monday, 15 July 2024, the African Development Bank Group's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Prof. Anthony Nyong, led a Bank Group team to inspect the 69.2 km… Read more »
September 02, 2024
Africa: Green Climate Fund Approves $151 Million for African Development Bank's Climate Resilience Programme in the Horn of Africa
The Green Climate Fund has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate vulnerability in the… Read more »
August 02, 2024
Uganda: African Development Bank Calls for Increased Private Sector Engagement in Climate Finance At Uganda Conference
The African Development Bank has underscored the urgent need for increased private sector involvement in climate finance at a key meeting of African finance ministers. Read more »
July 29, 2024
Comoros: Comoros - African Development Bank Provides $400,000 Emergency Aid for Populations Affected By Flooding and Cholera
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $400,000 emergency grant to support the Comoros' response to severe flooding and a cholera outbreak that… Read more »
June 28, 2024
Uganda: African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds Spearhead Just Transition Workshops in Uganda
The African Development Bank Group and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have launched a series of groundbreaking workshops aimed at integrating 'just transition' principles into… Read more »
