April 07, 2021
Africa: Presidents and Global Leaders Support Bold Action On Climate Change Adaptation
In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% to global emissions, more than 30 heads of state and global leaders committed to prioritize… Read more »
March 31, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Brings Graduates One Step Closer to Helping Their Countries Access Climate Finance
Seventy-four trainees from 26 African countries will join the continent's community of climate finance experts after successfully completing a training program through the African… Read more »
March 29, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Center On Adaptation to Host Virtual Leaders' Dialogue On the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency
What: Leaders' Dialogue on the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency Read more »
Africa: Women-Led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition for Turning Fruit Waste Into Eco-Friendly Footwear
The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its competition to support producers of sustainable… Read more »
March 23, 2021
Africa: Green Banks and National Climate Funds Have a Key Role in Mobilizing Funds for Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Development in Africa - Report
The African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have joined forces to produce a study of the role of green banks and national climate change funds in mobilizing… Read more »
March 22, 2021
Africa: World Water Day 2021 - Development Partners Must Mobilize Support to Achieve a Water-Secure Africa
On World Water Day, we reflect on the impact that the African Development Bank has made over the past decade in this sector through various projects, which are helping communities… Read more »
March 05, 2021
Africa: Egypt - The African Development Bank Signs Agreements Worth €109 Million to Transform Sewage Coverage in Rural Areas
The African Development Bank Group has signed financing agreements of €109 million with the Government of Egypt to improve sanitation infrastructure and services for rural… Read more »
March 04, 2021
Africa: Mining Sector Urged to Adapt to Changes Brought By Covid-19, Climate Change
The mining sector has been urged to adapt to 21st century challenges, such as climate change and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
February 22, 2021
Rwanda: Water Project Improves Quality of Life, Halts School Abstention Rate in Rwanda
Beatrice Icyimanaizanye considers it a miracle that she no longer has to walk more than 6 km in search of water. She can now fetch it almost at her doorstep. Read more »
January 29, 2021
Africa: Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 - "Whole Systems" Approach to Public-Private Cooperation for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Africa Urged
Governments and the private sector must adopt a 'whole systems approach' to urgently deliver the climate-resilient and clean infrastructure that Africa needs, panelists at the 2021… Read more »
January 28, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Helps to Climate-Proof Ivorian Smallholder Farms' Cocoa Yields
Help is on the way for the global cocoa supply chain, severely threatened by climate change. Read more »
January 27, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank-Cif Climate Resilient Project in Zambia Wins Water Changemaker Award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People's Choice Award-Africa, it… Read more »
January 26, 2021
Africa: Gobeshona Global Conference - Communities Must Be At the Centre of Climate Adaptation Solutions, Says African Development Bank
The African Development Bank hosted a session on locally led climate adaptation at the Virtual Gobeshona Global Conference on January 21, with a focus on agricultural solutions… Read more »
Africa: New African Development Bank-Gca Initiative Will Galvanize $25 Billion to Scale Up African Climate Adaptation
African Development Bank President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) to mobilize $25 billion to scale up and… Read more »
January 18, 2021
Africa: Locally Led Action in the Agricultural Value Chain - A Pathway to Climate Adaptation and Resilience
What: Webinar on Locally Led Action in the Agricultural Value Chain: A Pathway to Climate Adaptation and Resilience Read more »
January 15, 2021
Africa: The Great Green Wall and the African Development Bank's Taat
Just five years ago, Sudan's farmers harvested a mere 472,000 tons of wheat from about a quarter-million hectares of land. Today, the Sahel country is on the cusp of becoming a… Read more »
January 12, 2021
Africa: Guterres Calls for $100 Billion in Climate Finance to Support Developing Nations
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Monday joined world leaders to discuss the global transition to clean power as part of a green recovery and identify actions… Read more »
January 11, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina Named a Champion of Africa's Great Green Wall Climate-Adaptation Initiative
African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa's Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. Read more »
January 06, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Group President to Join Global Leaders At One Planet Summit to Promote Climate Action in Africa
What: The 2021 One Planet Summit in Paris, France: Side event "Great Green Wall Investment Forum" Read more »
December 21, 2020
East Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Host Online Workshop On Enhancing Water Security in the Greater Horn of Africa
The African Development Bank and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional organization of Horn of Africa countries, held a webinar to discuss the pressures… Read more »
December 02, 2020
Africa: Webinar On the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (Fiti)
What: Webinar on the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) Read more »
November 26, 2020
Africa: More Can Be Done to Plan Ahead and Improve Preparedness for Flooding in West Africa, Says Head of Climate Change and Green Growth
Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa's responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding, but more investment is needed in… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: 200 Days Countdown Event to the 2021 World Forestry Congress
Forests are at the heart of a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Read more »
November 19, 2020
Africa: World Toilet Day 2020 - In the Midst of a Global Covid-19 Pandemic, Increased Toilet Hygiene Awareness More Important Than Ever
This year's World Toilet Day observance comes in the midst of COVID-19. The gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic's global spread heightens awareness about the important health benefits… Read more »
November 17, 2020
Africa: Investing in Water and Sanitation Is Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, Bank VP Tells African Finance Ministers
Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, which calls for universal access to clean water,… Read more »
