June 19, 2023
Eswatini: Eswatini - A New Eco-Green City Planned With the Support of the African Development Bank's Umdf
The African Development Bank's Urban and Municipal Development Fund is partnering with the Eswatini Water and Agriculture Development Enterprise on a new urban planning project,… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: USAID Commits $3 Million to African Water Facility to Accelerate Preparation of Water and Sanitation Investment Projects in Africa
An attendant at Kathulumbi Health Center draws water from a tank provided courtesy of the Thwake Dam Project, Makueni County, Kenya. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Rwanda: African Development Bank-Funded Project Boosts Universal Access to Water in Rwanda
Esther Mukantwali at a water point in Rwangara village Read more »
April 26, 2023
Africa: Japan - Smart Water Drainage Facility Reduces Cost of Damage Caused By Floods By 90 Percent
A paragon of climate adaptation at its best Read more »
April 07, 2023
Africa: Kumulus Technology - Creating Water From Thin Air
One morning, while on a trip with friends in the Tunisian desert, Iheb Triki witnessed a rare sight. When he woke up, he noticed that their tents were covered with dew. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Somalia: Bank-Funded Water and Sanitation Project Improving Livelihood in Somaliland
On March 22 as the global community marked World Water Day, residents of a small town in Somaliland also had reason to celebrate. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Africa: Gender in Focus - How Technology and Education Can Transform the Water Sector and Improve the Lives of Women and Girls
Reflecting on my journey, my educational choices as a woman have been driven by curiosity and a desire to solve problems. Studying civil engineering and environmental technology… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Nigeria: African Development Bank Signs Ꞓ362,000 Grant Agreement With Hadejia Jama'are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to Support Water Resources Development in Northern Nigeria
The African Development Bank has signed a Ꞓ362,000 grant agreement with Hadejia Jama'are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to prepare additional studies under the second phase of… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day - Osward Chanda, Director for Water and Sanitation Development, Reflects On the African Development Bank's Interventions to Help Africa Achieve SDG Goal 6 On Water and Sanitation
This year's World Water Day theme is "accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis". What does this theme mean to you? Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: World Water Day 2023 - Accelerating Change in Solving Africa's Water and Sanitation Crises
Vice President Dr Beth Dunford's Statement Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: World Water Day - African Development Bank Makes a Splash At UN 2023 Water Conference
Bank delegation to participate in more than a dozen events in New York Read more »
Africa: Session On Water Solutions for Climate Adaptation - Lessons to Scale Up Impactful Delivery During the 2023 UN Water Conference
What: Session on Water Solutions for Climate Adaptation: lessons to scale up impactful delivery during the 2023 UN Water Conference Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: African Water and Sanitation Congress Closes With a Call for Access to Water and Sanitation for All
Leaders from the water sector, development partners and government ministries have called for universal guaranteed access to water and sanitation services in Africa. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: Equitable Access to Clean Water and Sanitation Must Reach Rural Africa, Panelists Urge At the 21st African Water and Sanitation Congress
Panelists at an event convened by the African Development Bank have highlighted the importance of including rural residents in initiatives to improve access to water and sanitation… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: Water and Sanitation Conference - Sector Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Achieving Universal Access to Water and Sanitation
The 21st African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition, and the 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference have opened in the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Africa: 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (Afwa) and 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference
What: Invitation to the African Development Bank's side events at the 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (AfWA) and 7th Faecal Sludge Management… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Group Strengthens Its Technical Assistance to Boost Water Resources
Water facilities in the city Khenifra located in the Middle Atlas, in central Morocco. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Approves $13.95 Million Grant for Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods Program
The African Development Fund is working to improve the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ethiopia's drylands Read more »
November 17, 2022
Zimbabwe: Solar-Powered Piped Water Schemes Are Helping Zimbabwe's Urban Communities Amid Water Scarcity and Climate Change
Resources at scale are needed to provide communities in fragile settings with access to safe water, core to foster climate resilience, say African Development Bank and UNICEF… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference On Water Investment
What: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference on Water Investment Read more »
September 12, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Residents of Kasai Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo Take Ownership of Bank-Funded Drinking Water Systems
Over a one-week period, from 31 July to 7 August 2022, eleven towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Kasai Oriental province took ownership of drinking water supply… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: Dramane Diallo - Water, Peace, and Farms
Fifty-four-year-old Dramane Diallo has been a farmer since he was a young boy, a profession he learned at an early age from his parents. For the Diallo family, agriculture is a… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
July 08, 2022
Africa: Water At Last! Zimfund Brings Relief to Dangamvura Residents After 22 Years of Dry Taps
Elison Basopo, a lecturer, is a resident of Dangamvura high density suburb in Mutare, a city in eastern Zimbabwe's Manicaland province. A senior citizen, he has lived there for 37… Read more »