Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana to Attend Fip Pilot Country Meeting

On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest… Read more »

Africa: ClimDev-Africa to Hold High Level Roundtable to Raise Awareness, Funds

In an effort to raise awareness and funds, the Climate for Development in African Programme (ClimDev-Africa) is holding a high level roundtable on 16 April 2012 in Stockholm,… Read more »

Africa: ACSP Seminar On Carbon Market Encourages Bank Staff to Access CDM

The African Carbon Support Program (ACSP) held a seminar on 12 January 2012 for staff of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on the outcomes of COP17 and how they relate to the… Read more »

Africa: From Durban to Rio, AfDB Amplifies Africa's United Voice

Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Unified Africa At Rio+ 20 in June 2012

At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Makes U.S.$ 100m Loan for Better Water and Sanitation in Nigeria

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of U.S.$D 100 million to improve water and sanitation in the city of Zaria in northern Nigeria through the African… Read more »

Africa: Agriculture Strategy to Focus On Drought Resilience Building Programme

Food security challenges in the horn of Africa, regional drought resilience building programme, climate change and green development, were among key issues discussed by experts in… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility Supports Peace-Building in Darfur

About 750,000 people in three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility grant approved by the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Support to Improve Health Services in Uganda

Kampala residents in Uganda will gain access to better healthcare with the implementation of the Mulago Hospital service delivery improvement project co-financed by the African… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Promotes Improved Access to Water, Sanitation and Health Services in Uganda

The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda signed two separate agreements on 12 January to finance projects to improve health services delivery and access to water… Read more »

Africa: Sixth World Water Forum-Partnership for Strengthening Water Security in Africa (AfDB)

The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Minister's Council on Water and the Government of France, is hosting a conference on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Promotes Greater Access to Water for Rural Communities in Uganda

Up to 2.4 million people in rural areas and small towns across Uganda should have improved access to water supply and sanitation by 2016. This follows the African Development Bank… Read more »

Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)

After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »

Africa: Upper Guinea Forest - AfDB, Gef Focus in 2012

Under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) will continue to develop a pipeline in the areas of climate adaptation and mitigation, land… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Explore New Climate Financing From Norway

A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility to Commit Approximately euro 25 Million in 2012 (AfDB)

In 2012, the African Water Facility (AWF) expects to commit about  €25 million to 22 new projects that will contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Financing to Cif Projects Could Top U.S.$ 600 Million in 2012

In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to approve approximately USD 600 million in co-financing and begin implementation of numerous projects and programs backed by… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Discusses Its Energy Strategy for Africa At Cop 17

More than 600 million Africans in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access electricity in their homes from a grid. In order to improve this situation as quickly as possible, the African… Read more »

Africa: Africa's United Front At Cop 17 in Durban (AfDB)

Africa emerged from the climate change conference, or COP 17, in Durban with a strong united front when it comes to tackling climate change on the continent, and in particular for… Read more »

Africa: Securing a Triple Win With Health and Climate Change (AfDB)

UK medical journal The Lancet recently headlined climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." Yet this presents a triple-win opportunity for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Africa Calls for Climate Finance Pledges to Be Met (AfDB)

While Africa has long battled against the poverty that has scarred much of the continent for decades, the combat against climate change is relatively new. But they are not separate… Read more »

Africa: Africa Calls for Its Fair Share of Climate Funds (AfDB)

African leaders in Durban today said it was time Africa got is fair share of global climate finance. They strongly reiterated that, while Africa is determined to embark resolutely… Read more »

Africa: Development and Climate Adaptation Go Hand in Hand (AfDB)

Development and climate change are two sides of the same coin in Africa so it makes sense that funding for both should act as a catalyst for progress to benefit local communities. Read more »

Africa: New Pact Promises More Protection for Congo Basin Forests (AfDB)

The battle against deforestation in Africa has taken a step nearer to victory with a new pact aiming at greater protection for the world's second biggest rain forest. Read more »

Africa: AfDB-WWF Partnership - Several Projects Already Underway

The World Wildlife Fund and the African Development Bank announced the progress made in the partnership between them that was signed in July 2011 to promote green growth at the… Read more »