Press Releases
06/12/2012 - A new report by the African Development Bank, in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate Fund.
Categories: Qatar, Climate Change, Environment
22/11/2012 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et l'Agence marocaine de l'énergie solaire (MASEN) ont procédé, sous la présence effective du Roi Mohamed VI, le 19 novembre à Rabat, à la signature des accords de prêts et de garanties relatifs au projet de la première phase de la centrale solaire de Ouarzazate. Les accords sont d’un montant de 238,12 millions d’euros, soit un total de 2.7 milliards de dirhams. Ce financement est constitué de 168 millions d’euros provenant des ressources propres de la BAD et d’un prêt concessionnel de 100 millions de dollars du Fonds pour les technologies propres (FTP), dont la BAD est l’agence d’exécution.
Categories: Morocco, Energy & Power, Climate Change, Environment
23/10/2012 - The 8th African Development Forum (AFD VIII) opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday with a call on African countries to harness their huge natural resources for the benefit of their growing populations.
Categories: Ethiopia, Environment, Economic & Financial Governance
26/09/2012 - The African Development Bank approved on August 29, an African Water Facility (AWF) grant of €950,000 to support a project to help the Government of Zambia develop, test and adopt updated guidelines, which will be used as framework for programming as well as designing the financing, construction and operations of multi-purpose small dams. The dams are expected to directly improve the lives and livelihoods of an estimated 90,000 people, and indirectly benefit about a million people living in rural areas, thus enhancing water security in more vulnerable parts of the country.
Categories: Zambia, African Water Facility, Water Supply & Sanitation, Climate Change, Environment
27/08/2012 - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a joint initiative of the Danish government and the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), approved on August 17 its first grant of USD 825,000 to finance the concept phase of the Green Tech Financial Facility – a vehicle for investments in private-sector driven green technology projects – including market scoping and positioning studies, fund conceptualization and fund manager selection.
Categories: Energy & Power, Private Sector Development, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, Climate Change, Environment
09/08/2012 - An estimated 150,000 people from pastoral communities, including students and teachers from six schools based in Kenya’s Baringo, Kiambu West and Laikipia districts, are to benefit from a €690,000 grant from the African Water Facility (AWF) approved by the AfDB on Friday, July 6.
Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility, Climate Change, Environment
18/07/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG) held a joint workshop to review the status of projects under the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) MENA CSP Investment Plan, of which they are both implementing agencies.
Categories: Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Power
21/06/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have released a joint report on the state of environment in Africa, and are calling world leaders to invest in Africa’s natural capital. The report is intended to catalyze decision-makers to invest in Africa’s sustainable development and is being presented at Rio+20, at an event organized by the AfDB and WWF and hosted by the Senegalese government.
Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment
21/06/2012 - In the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Africa @ Rio+20 organized a High Level panel discussion on “Promoting Inclusive Green Growth and building a Green Economy as a means to achieve sustainable development: Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges faced by Africa, Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States” on 18 June.
Categories: Brazil, Climate Change, Environment
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
