March 15, 2019
Egypt: Turning Wastewater Into Wealth, the African Development Bank Promotes Green Technology, Climate Change Mitigation
Egypt is revolutionizing the nation's water delivery and mitigating the effects of climate change with innovative green technology and state-of-the-art sludge conversion plants.… Read more »
March 14, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank Pledges U.S.$ 25 Billion to Climate Finance for 2020-2025, Doubling Its Commitments
Bank to launch 'Green Baseload' Facility to provide concessional finance to support reliable and affordable renewable energy baseload Read more »
March 13, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to Attend One Planet Summit in Nairobi
Adesina expected to make major announcement to fight climate change and promote renewable energies Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: Africa Climate Week
Ghana to kick-start the Year of Ambition Read more »
March 06, 2019
Zambia: In Western Zambia, Community Champions Mobilize for Better Sanitation, Decent Latrines
A young woman in the village of Kaboyo, Western Zambia, washing her hands with soap in the family toilet Read more »
March 05, 2019
Kenya: African Development Bank Initiates Private Sector Capacity Building for Climate Change and Green Growth Projects
Kenya is becoming a green economy. This is just one of the key sentiments expressed by stakeholders attending a capacity building workshop for climate change and green growth… Read more »
February 28, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Delivers Water and Sanitation Project to Eswatini's Ezulwini Valley
Communities of Ezulwini Valley in north west Eswatini, will soon benefit from a water supply and sanitation project funded by the African Development Bank, ending challenges to… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Zimbabwe: Water At Last for Kuwadzana Residents in Zimbabwe
Water at last: Musati turns a tap at her home in Kuwadzana High Density Suburb in Harare. Read more »
February 08, 2019
Africa: Climate Investment Funds Holds Its Ten-Year Anniversary Summit At the World's Largest Solar Plant in Morocco
The Climate Investment Funds' "The Power of 10: Shaping the Future of Climate Action" event took place on 28-29 January, 2019 in Ouarzazate, Morocco at the Noor concentrated solar… Read more »
February 05, 2019
Madagascar: African Development Bank Supports Women's Empowerment and Protection of the Environment in Bas Mangoky
Bertine Mariazy is a farmer in Tanandava, a rural town in Morombe District in south-west Madagascar. Read more »
January 17, 2019
Rwanda: African Development Bank and Rwanda Sign Financing Agreements Worth €115 Million for Water Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed financing agreements worth €115 million with the Government of Rwanda to support the Rwanda Sustainable Water Supply and… Read more »
January 28, 2019
Africa: Cif@10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Climate Action
The year 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), one of the largest funds in the world for climate-smart investments, across more than 300 projects… Read more »
January 10, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves Investment in Climate Investor One's Construction Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a USD 32.5 million equity investment in Climate Investor One's (CIO) Construction Equity Fund (CEF), a… Read more »
December 26, 2018
Africa: Building Partnerships to Deliver Africa's Paris Agreement Commitments
African countries made ambitious commitments to respond to climate change in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - a set of commitments necessqry for determining… Read more »
Africa: Six of 20 Most Vulnerable Countries Are African
With more than 20,000 participants from over 190 countries, COP24 commenced in the hope that countries will create a rulebook that will turn the Paris climate agreement into… Read more »
December 21, 2018
Africa: Powering Small Developing Island States With 100 Percent Renewable Energy
At the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP24), in Katowice, Poland, the global community fleshed out the rules to govern the Paris Agreement. Rules… Read more »
December 20, 2018
Egypt: President El-Sisi Inaugurates Bank-Supported Wastewater Treatment Plant
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday, 15 December 2018 inaugurated the El-Gabal El-Asfar wastewater treatment plant (Phase II - Stage II) in Cairo, with a delegation… Read more »
Africa: Supporting Transboundary Actions to Address Climate Change
Approximately 64% of the African Continent is found within a transboundary river or lake basin, or sits on a transboundary aquifer, containing 805 freshwater resources. As climate… Read more »
December 19, 2018
Africa: Fossil Fuel Extraction in Africa - Carbon Risks and Economic Realities
To achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions and reduce dependence on high-carbon sectors, Africa needs to strengthen its policies, build institutions and mechanisms to… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Africa: Curtain Falls On Cop24 in Poland
The curtain has fallen on COP24, this year's global climate summit held in Katowice, Poland. However, negotiations continued throughout the weekend to reach agreement on specific… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Not Be Short-Changed By Climate Finance, Says Expert Panel At Cop24
Climate change presents a US$3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030 - and the private sector will be key to green investment and development, Barbara Buchner, one of… Read more »
Mozambique: Tackling Flooding Through Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Smart agriculture in Mozambique allows farmers to produce in any season Read more »
December 17, 2018
Africa: African Water Facility Has Raised €1.4 Billion and Funded 117 Projects in 52 African Countries
The Governing Council of the African water Facility (AWF) has commended the Facility for mobilizing over €1.4 billion for the implementation of projects. The Facility has also… Read more »
Africa: Private Sector Is the Key to Africa's Green Economic Transformation
The private sector is key to mobilising green investment and sustainable development in Africa. Climate change presents a US$3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030.… Read more »
Africa: Green Enterprises Are the Future to a Climate-Resilient Africa
Prof Mwauia Shadda, Chair, Sudanese Environment Conservation Society Read more »