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 »
November 05, 2020
West Africa: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa
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October 31, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Approves $440,000 Emergency Relief Assistance for Flood Victims in South Sudan and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit… Read more »
October 30, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Launches a Training of Trainers Program for Developing Project Proposals to Access Green Climate Fund
Bank builds a pool of 80 climate change experts Read more »
Africa: Workshop Teaches Financial Institutions and SMEs How to Attract Climate Funding
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank, in partnership with climate change consultancy Natural Eco Capital, recently organized two virtual… Read more »
October 14, 2020
Africa: Message From Wambui Gichuri, Acting Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group, On Global Handwashing Day
Only one in four Africans have access to a safe source of water Read more »
October 05, 2020
Africa: Tanzania - Zanzibar's Urban Residents Have Improved Access to Water and Sanitation With African Development Bank Support, Says Report
The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in Tanzania, has provided water and sanitation services to around 287,000 people,… Read more »