News & Events
24/04/2012 - In the last decade, Egypt has achieved significant annual economic growth. But at a cost. Rapid economic growth, together with an increase in population and a move to the cities, has increased the demand for energy, particularly electricity.
Categories: Egypt, Energy & Power
24/04/2012 - The president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), Luciano Coutinho, on a two-day visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis, said he was “very keen to understand how we can work together”.
Categories: Brazil, President's Corner
23/04/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined some 125 representatives from developed and developing countries, implementing organizations and multilateral institutions at the Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Collaboration in Action workshop from 20-23 March 2012 outside of London, UK to advance a collaborative community of practice focused on promoting the low emission development agenda around the globe.
Categories: Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
23/04/2012 - On 28 and 29 March 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB), organized a workshop to inform staff on the final design of the Climate Safeguards System (CSS) and raise awareness on the benefit and application of the CSS for AfDB investments in climate-sensitive sectors: agriculture, infrastructure (roads), energy and water.
Categories: Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
23/04/2012 - On 2 and 3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ghana joined other countries from around the world participating in the Forest Investment Program (FIP) in Brasilia, Brazil, for their third annual FIP pilot countries meeting. They shared innovations in investments to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and discussed working with private sector, indigenous peoples and local communities.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
23/04/2012 - Zambia hosted the annual pilot countries meeting of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) on 12 to 13 March 2012. Teams from Mozambique, Niger and Zambia joined counterparts from around the world in Livingstone, Zambia, to share lessons learned and best practices in developing strategic plans for climate resilience
Categories: Zambia, Mozambique, Niger, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
23/04/2012 - Teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, and Tanzania joined counterparts from around the world at the annual pilot countries meeting for the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) in Nairobi, Kenya from 5 to 7 March 2012. Held annually to provide a space for pilot countries to discuss experiences, lessons learned and best practices in developing and activating SREP investment plans, the meeting this year offered African nations the opportunity to showcase their progress in advancing initiatives in renewable energy.
Categories: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Liberia, Mali, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Energy & Power
23/04/2012 - Ethiopia and Mali are set to begin preparing renewable energy projects specified in their investment plan under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) after successfully achieving investment plan endorsement from the SREP sub-committee at their meeting on 8 March 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. SREP is a program of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) of which the African Development Bank (AfDB) is an implementing agency.
Categories: Ethiopia, Mali, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Energy & Power
23/04/2012 - On 13 March 2012 the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a series of seminars to help Bank staff fully understand green growth and help define the Bank’s operational strategy in this area. The theme of the seminar was “Making green growth work for Africa - early lessons,” and it was presented by Dr Jens Riese, who oversees public sector work on green growth at the management consulting firm, McKinsey.
Categories: Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Agriculture & Agro-industries
20/04/2012 - It is now five years since the African Development Bank (AfDB) embarked on its ‘Green Bank Initiative’ in 2007, with the aim of cutting the Bank’s impact on the environment in its daily operations, and now it is time to take stock of the results.
Categories: Agriculture & Agro-industries, Climate Change, Environment
