April 21, 2010
Africa: AfDB Records Notable Achievements in Climate Change and Clean Energy
Over the past one year, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has registered tremendous achievements in the area of climate change. Read more »
April 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB Joins Its Development Partners to Mark the 40th Earth Day
Forty years after, the Earth is still in the throes of climate change Read more »
April 02, 2010
Africa: AfDB to Participate in First Africa Meteorology Ministers Conference
The African Development Bank will participate in the First Conference of Ministers Responsible for Meteorology in Africa scheduled to take place from 12-16 April in Nairobi, Kenya.… Read more »
March 03, 2010
Africa: Africa Carbon Forum 2010
The Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) is a regional platform established to promote knowledge and information sharing including business facilitation among the main carbon market players… Read more »
February 09, 2010
Africa: Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Maintains Momentum On Climate Change in Run-Up to Mexico
The three-day 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held at Taj Palace, New Delhi, India ended on February 7, 2010, with participants calling for a global concerted effort to… Read more »
February 05, 2010
Africa: The 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group was represented by: Dr. Anthony Okon Nyong, Head of Unit, Gender Climate Change and Sustainable Development… Read more »
December 16, 2009
Africa: Climate Change - African Leaders Call for the AfBD to Play a Key Role for Africa
In speeches delivered on 16 December 2009 in Copenhagen, African leaders have called for an increased presence of the AfDB in Africa on climate change. These leaders, including… Read more »
December 11, 2009
Africa: The AfDB President is Attending the Copenhagen Conference
Among other things, he participates in an event with potential technical and financial partners of the existence of Congo Basin Forest Fund. Read more »
Africa: AfDB At Cop 15
Although the Bank has an observer status at the UNFCCC and cannot be involved in the negotiations, it is visibly participating at Conference of Parties (COP 15). Read more »
December 07, 2009
Africa: COP 15 and Africa
The risks posed by climate change in Africa do not respect political boundaries as they are common to the entire continent. There is no single part of Africa that is spared its… Read more »
December 02, 2009
Africa: Climate Change Conference
Leading international financial institutions committed to fight against climate change and call for comprehensive Copenhagen agreement Read more »
October 21, 2009
Africa: European Development Days
To: 24/10/2009 Read more »
August 31, 2009
Africa: AfDB at Third World Climate Conference (WCC-3)
To: 04/09/2009 Read more »
May 20, 2009
Africa: Third African Ministerial Conference On Financing for Development Addresses
The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development begins on May 21 and concludes on May 22, 2009 in Kigali, Rwanda. Funded by the AfDB, DFID and UNECA and… Read more »
May 05, 2009
Africa: The AfDB 2009 Annual Meetings - A Climate Friendly Conference
On April 30, African Development Bank Vice President Zeinab El-Bakri announced "Our Annual meetings ... this year are officially carbon neutral." The Dakar meeting has been… Read more »
April 30, 2009
Africa: Bank Groups Rolls out Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategy
The strategy is informed by the underlying notion that the African continent is most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability, a situation compounded by low adaptive… Read more »
December 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
In order to help African countries face the various challenges paused by climate change, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a Clean Energy Investment… Read more »
November 24, 2008
Africa: Climate Change - Outlines of the Algiers Declaration
The Algiers Declaration on climate change, adopted November 19, 2008 by the Conference of African Ministers of the Environment, will serve as the platform for African countries for… Read more »
November 17, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Investment Climate Facility
Bank Group Management and experts, on Monday, 17 November 2008, in Tunis launched a meeting with the Investment Climate Facility's representatives. The purpose of the meeting is to… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Holds Workshop On Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has finalized arrangements with the Canadian 'International Development Research Centre IDRC' (www.idrc.ca/ccaa) through its Climate Change… Read more »
June 06, 2008
Africa: Bank Group And Partners Organize Regional Consultations On Climate Change Strategies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Bank on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Dakar, Senegal, jointly organized a fourth regional consultation on their respective… Read more »
April 04, 2008
Africa: Interview with Mr. Thomas Hurley, AfDB Human Development Director
"Poor developing countries are most vulnerable to climate change" Read more »
February 28, 2008
Africa: Interview with the NORAD Senior Energy Advisor, Rolv Bjelland - We Should Have Greater Focus on Climate Change
"Climate change issue is not too much in focus. We hope for a change and that NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) will have this more as a policy… Read more »
January 23, 2008
Africa: MDBs Meet On Climate Investment Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in Washington DC from January 17-18 to discuss the establishment of a Climate… Read more »