Scaling Up Sustainable Climate Action in Africa

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Speaking at the Belém Climate Summit, which brings together world leaders in Brazil ahead of COP30 to review progress on the Paris Agreement, Dr Ould Tah underscored the Bank’s determination to intensify climate action.
10 November 2025
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What: COP30: African Development Bank to showcase Evidence for Climate and Development in Africa.

Who: African Development Bank's Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function

When: Wednesday, 19 November 2025; 9:30-11:00 a.m. Brasilia Time (GMT-3)

Where: Africa Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP30, Belém, Brazil and online

The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function of the African Development Bank Group will host a side event during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to present evaluative findings and lessons showcasing how evidence can inform the scaling up of effective, equitable, and sustainable climate action in Africa.

The session titled Evidence for Climate and Development in Africa: A Cross-Sectoral Synthesis, will present evidence and insights across key sectors including energy, water, transport and agriculture. It will also explore how proven approaches can help translate global commitments into measurable development results.

COP30 - AfDB President Commits to Turning Promises into Progress

COP30 - AfDB President Commits to Turning Promises into Progress

African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah has reaffirmed the institution's commitment to transforming ''promises into progress,'' highlighting the Bank's status as the first multilateral development institution to achieve financing parity between climate adaptation and mitigation.

More on AfDB AllAfrica page.

During the event, IDEV will launch its new knowledge product, "Evidence for Climate and Development in Africa: An AfDB Cross-Sectoral Evaluative Knowledge Synthesis." The publication distils over a decade of evaluations into ten key evidence-based messages and sector insights across energy, agriculture and food systems, water, transport, cities and finance, with cross-cutting implications for policy, financing and implementation.

A downloadable PDF will be available on the IDEV website.

Expected outcomes include stronger evidence-based policymaking, enhanced collaboration among multilateral development banks and evaluation networks, and the identification of scalable pathways to accelerate Africa's climate and development progress.

Read more about the Africa Pavilion and IDEV's participation at COP30.

All sessions will be streamed live on the Bank Group's COP30 Brazil Amazonia microsite.

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