September 20
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 $125 billion in… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Climate Resilience - Abidjan Workshop Addresses Africa's Weather Data Gaps
A three-day workshop co-hosted by the African Development Bank and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) concluded on September 13, focusing on infrastructure gaps… Read more »
September 19
Africa: African Leaders Meet to Combat Land Degradation and Desertification At Amcen Special Session
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)… Read more »
September 10
Africa: Circular Economy - Acea Proposes African Standard for Recycled Pet in Food Applications to Reduce Impact of Plastic Pollution
The Africa Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), of which the African Development Bank is a partner, has proposed the introduction of an Africa-wide standard for rPET (recycled… Read more »
September 13
Senegal: African Development Bank Provides U.S.$ 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
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
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 05
Africa: African Water Facility Secures 12 Million Euros to Invest in Urban Sanitation in Africa
The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector,… Read more »
September 03
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
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 22
Africa: African Development Bank's Africircular Innovators Programme Names 30 Small and Medium Enterprises to Receive Assistance to Scale Up Circular Economy Solutions
The African Development Bank-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up… Read more »
August 21
Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners Will Present a Report At World Water Week in Stockholm
What: World Water Week: Presentation of Joint Report Read more »
August 08
Africa: Strengthening Regulatory Role in Water and Sanitation Financing
What: Webinar on the regulatory role in water and sanitation sector financing Read more »
August 06
Zambia: Zambia - More Than 460,000 People Will Soon Have Access to Improved Water and Sanitation Due to a Loan of $13.2 Million From the African Development Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund granted a loan of $13.2 million to Zambia in Abidjan on 17 July 2024 to implement innovative measures and improve access to… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Intensify Investments in Clean Cooking Across Africa
The sprawling informal settlement of Mukuru on the outskirts of Nairobi holds powerful tales of how an innovative gas energy company is providing clean cooking solutions and… Read more »
August 02
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
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
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 »
June 26
Africa: African Development Bank Seeks Japan's Support for Climate Action and Infrastructure Projects
An African Development Bank delegation in Tokyo on Monday 17 June held meetings at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), with Mr. Takashi Koyari,… Read more »
June 25
Africa: African Development Bank Secures $18 Million GEF Funding for Zambezi Basin and E-Waste Projects
The African Development Bank has secured more than $18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for two major projects aimed at bolstering environmental… Read more »
June 14
Africa: The African Development Bank and Partners Mobilise Stakeholders to Preserve Congo Basin Forests
The 20th meeting of the parties to the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), concluded in Kinshasa on 5 June with several key recommendations: prepare a mobilisation strategy for… Read more »
June 12
Malawi: Enhancing Climate Resilience - A Narrative of Water Security in Northern Malawi
Nestled in the southeastern region of Africa, Malawi is blessed with diverse landscapes, from the plains of the central region to the Shire Highlands in the south, and the Nyika… Read more »
Ethiopia: African Development Bank Group, Ethiopia Launch $94 Million Project to Boost Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development in Ethiopia
The African Development Bank Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA),… Read more »
June 10
Niger: Niger - Integrated Programme for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin Mid-Term Results Evaluated
The African Development Bank and the Niger Basin Authority (ABN) organized a regional workshop to evaluate the mid-term results of the Integrated Program for Development and… Read more »