December 07, 2015
Africa: Africa Ties Its Agricultural Transformation Agenda to Cop21 Climate Outcome
A high level panel of African agricultural experts has said that the continent's agricultural transformation depends on the successful outcome of the climate negotiation process. Read more »
Africa: Financing Water Is Key to Africa's Transformation, Experts Say
Experts at the ongoing Paris climate conference have underlined the need to prioritise climate finance for water and climate change adaptation in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Remarks By Kevin Chika Urama, At the Lpaa Focus On Energy
Your Excellencies, I bring you greetings from Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is not able to join us today due to other appointments in Abidjan. Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB Launches Development Effectiveness Review On Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone recognized as a success story among states emerging from conflict, but underlying drivers of fragility still remain Read more »
Africa: Daily News, Videos and Footage Related to Africa At Cop21 Accessible to Global and African Media Thanks to AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is posting and disseminating daily coverage of Africa-related COP21 news, including videos and feature stories from events at the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs More Funding for Adaptation
More finance, capacity building for communities and institutions and use of technology are vital to making Africa adapt to climate change. Read more »
December 05, 2015
Africa: Africa At Cop21 - Three Gives to the Rest of the World, and Three Asks
The term 'glacial pace' - implying millennially slow movement - takes on real and literal meaning with climate change. The disappearance of our glaciers may in fact have hastened… Read more »
Africa: World Bank and AfDB Announces $600 Million in Support for Hydrometeorology in Africa
The World Bank in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Meteorological Organization has announced a US $600 million programme to improve… Read more »
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 »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Counts On Forest Resources to Boost Economy
Ethiopia says it is counting on its forest resources to boost the country's US $55 billion economy. Read more »
Africa: ADF12 & 13 - Is the AfDB Delivering On Its Commitments?
Insights from new IDEV evaluations Read more »
December 03, 2015
Africa: An African Master Plan - the Solution to Africa's Transport Challenges
The African Development Bank Transport Forum (ATF) 2015 ended on November 27, 2015, with the AfDB reiterating its support for transport development to ensure economic growth on the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Africa: Strategic Planning and Reforms Necessary to Mend Africa's Transport Sector
Strategic planning is key to transforming Africa's transport sector, according to experts present at the African Development Bank's Transport Forum held at its headquarters in… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Africa: AfDB to Support Electricity Access for All By 2030 With African Renewable Energy Initiative
Africa has launched an ambitious African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) as the continent's a major contribution to Conference of Parties (COP21) taking place in Paris, France. Read more »
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 »
Africa: AfDB Launches Brainstorming Series On Fragility, Resilience and the High 5s
On Tuesday, December 1, the Transition Support Department of the African Development Bank launched a Brainstorming Series on Fragility, Resilience and the High 5s for Africa at the… Read more »
November 30, 2015
Africa: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCS) - Potential Implications for Africa
By Al-Hamndou Dorsouma Read more »
Africa: AfDB President and Bank Delegation to Showcase Bank's Climate Change Interventions in Africa At Cop21 in Paris, France
To: 11/12/2015 Read more »
