News & Events
- From: 19/07/2011
- To: 21/07/2011
- Location: Kigali, Rwanda
The Third Africa Conference on Hygiene and Sanitation (AfricaSan 3) is held from July 19-21, 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda. AfricaSan 3 is being hosted by the Government of Rwanda and the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW). AfDB is one of the conference sponsors.
Categories: Rwanda, Water Supply & Sanitation
10/06/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have signed a US $30 million grant agreement in support of the urgent water supply and sanitation rehabilitation project (UWSSRP) in the country. The UWSSRP is financed from the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (the Zim-Fund).
Categories: Portugal, Information & Communication Technology, Water Supply & Sanitation
09/06/2011 - About one third of the obstacles to achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) are water-related. Already, water poses a number of challenges for Africa like it does nowhere else in the world. With only four years left to achieve the MDGs, progress in the continent towards meeting the targets set out is slow and many countries run the risk of missing the mark.
Categories: Portugal, Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Initiative, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- Date: 08/06/2011 17:30 19:30
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
The African Development Bank Group continues to place high priority on the water sector as a way of assisting Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to realize poverty reduction and economic growth because of the unique potential of this sector to contribute to achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility
03/02/2011 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a accordé au Gouvernement de la République du Sénégal, le mardi 1e février 2011, un prêt supplémentaire d’un montant de 9,5 millions d’euros, pour compléter le financement du Projet d’appui à la petite irrigation locale (PAPIL).
Categories: Senegal, Water Supply & Sanitation
31/01/2011 - As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has released the first edition of a quarterly Global Strategy Implementation Bulletin, produced by the institution’s statistics department.
Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, Agriculture & Agro-industries
27/01/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a USD 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia.
Categories: Somalia, Health, Water Supply & Sanitation
21/12/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the water sector in the last few weeks amounting to USD 114.35 Million. The Bank strongly believes supporting the sector is important to enhancing economic growth, improving living conditions as well as the health and education sectors of beneficiary countries.
Categories: Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Water Supply & Sanitation
- From: 01/12/2010
- To: 02/12/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is pleased to announce the organization of the 2nd edition of Africa Public Private Partnership (APPP) Conference, a platform for all stakeholders to promote infrastructure development, examine challenges and opportunities in Infrastructure: Energy, Transport, Telecoms & Water sectors in Africa. The conference will take place from 1-2 December 2010 at Ramada Plaza Hotel in Tunis, Tunisia.
Categories: Tunisia, Private Sector Development, Infrastructure, Energy & Power, Water Supply & Sanitation, Transport
22/11/2010 - Poor governance in the water sector prevents millions of Africans from getting clean, safe drinking water and adequate, reliable sanitation, ten years into the 21st century, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB). This situation prevails despite numerous and rigorous technical, financial, economic and institutional assessments in support of investment s in water and sanitation projects in Africa.
Categories: Ethiopia, Water Supply & Sanitation, Economic & Financial Governance
