December 04, 2015
Africa: Young African Lawyers Backstopping African Group of Negotiators
A group of past and present members of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) has called on African institutions to start offering courses in climate change to help them deal with… Read more »
Africa: Those Who Pollute More Should Do More to Save Our Planet - AfDB
A famous quote goes: "From those to whom much is given, much is expected." This is the message that the African Development Bank (AfDB) is delivering on behalf of Africa at the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Raises Red Flag On Possible Paris Outcome
Leading members of the African Group of Negotiators and civil society leaders at the ongoing UN climate talks in Paris have expressed their dissatisfaction with the pace of the… Read more »
December 03, 2015
Chad: Lake Chad, a Living Example of the Devastation Climate Change Is Wreaking On Africa
African Governments, especially those of the Lake Chad Basin region, want to secure the future of the precious but dwindling water body. Read more »
Africa: The Great Green Wall Is Helping African Countries to Mitigate Climate Change
Stronger partnerships, sound national policies, more funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation, research, community involvement and sensitization are key to realizing… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Africa: The Africa Pavilion At Cop21 Opens On a High Note - "Africa's Message for This Summit Is Clear"
Africa sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris on Tuesday. Speaking at the… Read more »
November 25, 2015
Africa: Global Climate Deal Could Transform Africa's Progress, According to African Development Bank
Climate change poses a severe threat to Africa, but it also offers a huge opportunity, according to a new paper from the African Development Bank. The paper, Africa's Climate… Read more »
December 03, 2015
Africa: New Adaptation Support for Global Environment Facility a Welcome Infusion for Africa, Says AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) welcomes the new infusion of US $248 million for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which was… Read more »
Africa: Africa Water Facility Plans for the Next Decade
From November 25 to 27, the Africa Water Facility (AWF) engaged stakeholders in a series of activities to conduct an evaluation of its performance in the last decade and also to… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Join Forces to Ramp Up Climate Action in Transport
Eight multilateral development banks today issued a joint statement, committing to accelerate their efforts to mitigate transport emissions and recognizing the need for more action… Read more »
November 30, 2015
Africa: AfDB President and Bank Delegation to Showcase Bank's Climate Change Interventions in Africa At Cop21 in Paris, France
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November 19, 2015
Mali: AfDB Showcases Mali's Community Led Total Sanitation On World Toilet Day
Communal latrines in Konobougou, 150km east of Bamako in the Ségou region of Mali Read more »
Africa: World Toilet Day - AfDB Mobilises Support to End Flying Toilets and Open Defecation
The AfDB is commemorating World Toilet Day, on Thursday, 19 November with the release of encouraging results of a Community Led Total Sanitation program have just been released… Read more »
November 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB Launches Revised Version of Its Environmental and Social Assessment Procedures for 2015
The African Development Bank's existing Environmental and Social Assessment Procedures (approved in 2001) have been revised to reflect the updated information, upgraded processes… Read more »
November 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB President in Paris Ahead of Cop21 Climate Talks, Alongside African Heads of State
At the invitation of French President François Hollande, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina joined African leaders, including Guinea's President Alpha… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Vulnerability to Climate Change - Investment, Research Needed to Mitigate Shocks
Africa is increasingly facing multiple stresses that will be magnified by climate change leading to a complex set of problems, participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Smart Measures Required to Weather Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles
Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other mechanisms to buffer their economies from the commodities roller-coaster, according to a… Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank Provides Us $5 Million to Malawi for an Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project in Mzimba
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Friday, October 23, 2015 approved an African… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Malawi
Changes in Malawi's climatic patterns have led to severe drought and flooding which has resulted in loss of life and economic hardship. For a country heavily dependent upon its… Read more »
Africa: Accf Grants Usd 1.35 Million to Enhance Climate Finance Readiness in Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) announced Friday, the approval of three projects totaling USD 1.35 million to enhance the readiness of Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Post-Ebola Reconstruction Boosted By Eur 3-Million Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Grant
On October 21, 2015, the Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund of the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a EUR 3-million grant to support the… Read more »
October 12, 2015
Ghana: 2015 CNN Multichoice African Journalists' Awards
The judges of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year 2015 have announced that Thomas Naadi Bitlegma of Ghana has won the prestigious African Development Bank (AfDB)… Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Adesina At the Ministerial Meeting On Climate Finance At the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting
I wish to thank the Government of Peru and France for the invitation to make remarks at this important meeting. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for Action On Climate Change, Access to Energy in Africa At World Bank-IMF Meetings in Lima
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund kicked off their annual meetings on Friday with their leaders giving impassioned pleas for member nations to keep macroeconomic… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank to Triple Annual Climate Financing to Nearly $5 Billion By 2020
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, announced on Friday, October 9 that the AfDB would nearly triple its annual climate financing to reach $5… Read more »