Africa: COP28 - Clean Cooking for All Africans Is Possible, Say World Leaders

Leaders from around the world have declared their commitment to provide clean cooking energy by 2032 to nearly a billion people in Africa who still cook using firewood and other… Read more »

Africa: Cop 28 - African Development Bank's $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa

"Over 97% of farmers in Africa do not have agricultural insurance. Their only insurance is to pray"--Adesina Read more »

Africa: COP28 Multilateral Development Banks (Mdb) Joint Statement

The climate crisis is rapidly worsening with increasingly severe and visible social, environmental, and economic impacts across the world. The window of opportunity to secure a… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank With Other Multilateral Development Banks Commit to Boost Collaboration On Climate and Development

Multilateral development banks attending the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) today affirmed their commitment to a concerted, global action, including increasing… Read more »

Africa: COP28 - African Countries Sign On to Join Pioneering Global Battery Energy Storage Consortium

African Development Bank joins initiative of the Global Leadership Council as resource partner Read more »

Africa: COP28 - Global and African Partners Pledge $175m to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (Agia)

In a powerful signal of support during COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies have pledged over $175… Read more »

Africa: Mdbs Join Forces At COP28 for Global Climate Resilience

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have a key role to play in combating climate change, said development experts at this year's Conference of the Parties, COP28, convened as… Read more »

Africa: Bank-Civil Society Coalition Event At COP28

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Africa: COP28 - Events Organised By the African Development Bank Group At the Africa Pavilion

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Africa: COP28 - African Leaders Urge Robust Financing for Continent's Climate Adaptation

Global leaders attending this year's global climate change conference in Dubai on Friday urged a more global response to the continent's adaptation financing needs to tackle the… Read more »

Africa: COP28 High-Level Youthadapt Awards Ceremony

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Africa: Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa At COP28

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Africa: Africa Urges a Spotlight On Climate Finance As the World Heads to COP28

The African Development Bank will mobilize financing for climate action at this year's UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, and amplify Africa's calls for robust commitments by… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group's Participation At COP28

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Africa: The Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (Acrifa) - De-Risking Investments in Climate Change Adaptation Through Insurance

WHAT: COP 28 side event: The Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA)- De-risking investments in climate change adaptation through insurance Read more »

Africa: COP28 Side Event - Integrating Nutrition Financing in Climate Change Framework

What: COP28 side event: Integrating Nutrition Financing in Climate Change Framework Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Launches Country-By-Country Report On Africa's Climate Change and Green Growth Financing Needs Ahead of COP28

* Report highlights catalysing private sector and natural capital finance to support climate action and green growth Read more »

Africa: Circular Economy Highlighted At the Africa Climate Week 2023 As a Strategy to Reach Climate Objectives

Representatives of the AfDB, members of the Africa Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and strategic partners during the 2023 ACEA Annual Meetings in Nairobi in September 2023 Read more »

Africa: 'Prioritise Climate Needs of Africa' African Development Bank President Urges International Development Financiers Ahead of COP28

African Development Bank President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina discusses Africa's climate action roadmap with UN chief António Guterres Read more »

Africa: Leveraging SDRs for Climate and Development

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Africa: Seychelles - African Development Bank Grants a Loan of Usd 33 Million to Sustain Inclusive Green Growth and Reinforce Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

The African Development Bank will support Seychelles' efforts to promote budget viability by improving tax revenues and strengthening public-sector governance. Read more »

Zambia: African Development Bank Supports Small Livestock Farmers in Zambia to Adapt to Climate Change

Smallholder livestock farmers in Zambia are now better equipped to adapt to climate change. Read more »

Africa: SADC Member States Partner With the African Development Bank and UNHCR to Address Forced Displacement, Fragility, and Climate Resilience in Southern Africa

To address Southern Africa's pressing issues of fragility, forced displacement and climate resilience, the African Development Bank, jointly with the Southern African Development… Read more »

Africa: Canada - African Development Bank Climate Fund Approves $36.3 Million in Support to Climate Adaptation On the Continent.

The Canada-African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF), established to support gender-affirmative climate change projects in Africa, has approved $36.3 million to two private… Read more »

Africa: Benin - Private-Sector Climate Finance and Green Growth On the Agenda in the African Development Bank 2023 Country Focus Report

Senior officials, some 60 in number, from the Beninese Ministry of Quality of Life and Transport, in charge of sustainable development, discussed the African Development Bank Group… Read more »