October 01, 2013
Ghana: Ghana Set to Increase Community Engagement and Transform Its Forestry Sector
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Ghana has received $9.75 million approval from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) to undertake the… Read more »
September 27, 2013
Zambia: Zambia Gets $38 Million Green Light to Increase Climate-Resilient Growth in the Kafue Sub-Basin
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Zambia has received approval for a $38 million infusion of support from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Pilot Programme for… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Approves US $43.27 Million for Sierra Leone's Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Tunis and approved US $43.27 million (UA 28.845 million) to finance… Read more »
September 23, 2013
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Scales-Up Operations With USAID Support
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the conversion of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) - a bilateral trust fund established with funding from the… Read more »
September 16, 2013
Southern Africa: AfDB Strengthens Cooperation With Nordic Development Fund in Climate Change Initiatives
The Nordic Development Fund Manager for Southern Africa, Johanna Palmberg, visited the African Development Bank's Zambia Field Office (ZMFO) on September 13, 2013 to discuss the… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Africa: World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm - Africa in the Limelight
Thousands of the world's government representatives, water experts and industry leaders gathered in Stockholm from September 1-6, 2013 for World Water Week. With water cooperation… Read more »
Comoros: AfDB Provides Us $20.1 Million to Support Clean Energy in the Comoros
The Comoros Energy Sector Support Project will receive grants totaling US $20.1 million to finance the rebuilding the country's electricity sector. The financing source is… Read more »
September 12, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves Us $21.50 Million Funding for Climate Change Mitigation Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in Tunis approved a US $21.50-million Forest Investment Program (FIP) grant to… Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: AfDB Support to Senegal's Efforts to Protect Lake Guiers
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Senegal's efforts to protect Lake Guiers in the northern part of the country with a loan and a grant totaling US $24.42… Read more »
August 30, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo Gets $21.5 Million Green Light to Transform Its Vast Forests
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won approval of a $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically… Read more »
August 13, 2013
Kenya: Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kenya
Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city is a major industrial and tourist center. Read more »
August 14, 2013
Zimbabwe: Lake Harvest Fish Farm - Enhancing Sustainable Food Security in Zimbabwe
The Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, financed by the AfDB Group, is the largest sustainable Tilapia fish farming in Africa. It creates jobs in Zimbabwe,… Read more »
August 13, 2013
Africa: Adaptation to Climate Change - Water and Agriculture Sectors
African countries have hardly contributed to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they are the most affected by climate change, putting livelihoods and natural assets at risk. Read more »
August 05, 2013
Ethiopia: Harar Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Improving Livelihoods and Enhancing Water Security in Ethiopia
The project addressed a looming water and sanitation crisis in the historic and touristic town of Harar and the surrounding four towns. The water availability and quality from Lake… Read more »
July 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB Enhances Operational Capacity to Track Climate Finance in Development Projects
African Development Bank experts in energy, transport, water supply and sanitation, agriculture, and forestry have begun hands-on training to implement a solid approach to track… Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: La BAD a Dédié 4 Milliards de dollars à la finance climatique en 2011 et 2012
La Tunisienne Hela Cheikhrouhou a été désignée, le 26 juin 2013, première directrice exécutive du nouveau Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC),… Read more »
July 02, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Global Environment Facility to Strengthen Climate Change Adaptation With Usd 33.58 Million
The Global Environment Facility Council has approved a grant of USD 11.3 million, to be channeled through the AfDB, for climate adaptation activities in Cameroon, Djibouti and… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: Greenpeace Director to Explain 21st Century Environmentalism At AfDB Eminent Speakers Event
The Executive Director for Greenpeace International, Dr. Kumi Naidoo, will on 4 July 2013 address Bank staff in Tunis on the 'new environmentalism'. The address on 'What the World… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB Committed to Fighting Desertification and Land Degradation in Africa
The African Development Bank joined the international community in celebrating the World Day to Combat Desertification on Monday, June 17. This year's theme is drought and water… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Sanitation Project in Sokodé, Togo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will promote urban sanitation in Sokodé, Togo, and enable the population to benefit from toilets, through the valuation of fecal sludge… Read more »
Africa: A Green Economy - Reconciling Man With His Environment
The promotion of green growth and the construction of a green economy in Africa aim to assure the well-being of humans, in the face of climate change. This issue was at the core of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka Highlights Africa's Emergence in New Global Economic Climate but Stresses Infrastructure and Skills Gap
AfDB President's Speech at the Opening of the 2013 Annual Meetings "Africa's Hour-Seizing the Moment"Donald Kaberuka, has told delegates at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakesh,… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
May 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB Powering a Climate-Smart and Greener Continent
For the African Development Bank's Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, transforming Africa means powering a climate-smart and greener continent. Read more »