News & Events

19/06/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and five other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to significantly leverage their commitment to sustainable development.

Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment

19/06/2012 - Innovative sources of finance and resources from the private sector are key to achieving sustainable development in Africa, African leaders and world experts said yesterday at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro.

Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment

18/06/2012 - How to ease the path of green growth in Africa was the subject of an African Development Bank (AfDB) event at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. The event, entitled “Facilitating Green Growth in Africa: Perspectives from the African Development Bank”, was held on 14 June.

Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment, Green Growth Initiative

18/06/2012 - Land valuation was the topic of the first event held by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. The AfDB held the event, entitled “Economic Valuation of Land: An Approach to Advance Sustainable Development in the Context of a Green Economy”, in partnership with Global Mechanism on 14 June.

Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment

15/06/2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is at Rio+20 to voice Africa’s agenda until 22 June, with fellow African institutions such as the African Union Commission and the UN Economic Commission for Africa and many leaders from across the continent. The theme for Rio+20 is “The Future We Want.” Africa cannot afford to miss this opportunity to push for the future it wants with a development agenda that matches its aspirations.

Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment

27/04/2012 - Le président de la Banque brésilienne de développement (BNDES), Luciano Coutinho, effectue une visite de deux jours à la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), les 26 et 27 avril 2012. « Nous sommes heureux d’être, au siège de relocalisation temporaire de la BAD. Nous espérons bénéficier d’une compréhension mutuelle en vue de renforcer la coopération entre nos deux institutions », a souligné l’hôte de la Banque africaine de développement.

Categories: Brazil

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

23/02/2012 - On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) in Brasilia, Brazil, for their third annual FIP pilot country meeting. As an implementing agent of the CIF, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will also attend.

Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Brazil, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Environment

22/02/2012 - Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the African Development Bank (AfDB) took a step back to reflect on its role in building capacity for African negotiators and providing technical, legal and communication support for Africa’s shared climate change agenda.

Categories: South Africa, Brazil, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Environment

22/02/2012 - At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+ 20) to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 20-22 June 2012. The statement outlines Africa’s key priorities and concerns to be reflected in the outcomes of Rio+ 20 and is the result of many months of collaboration among key stakeholders, including the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Categories: Ethiopia, Brazil, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Environment