Climate Change & Mitigation
The climates of Africa are both varied from humid equatorial regimes, through seasonally-arid tropical regimes, to sub-tropical Mediterranean-type climates. These climates are considerably varying because of natural variability and anthropogenic climate change. Read More
Projects portfolio
| Reference | Project | Status |
|---|---|---|
| P-NA-DBO-003 |
Aus - Rosh Pinah Road Country: Namibia |
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As a consequence of the resulting high climatic variability, Africa's inhabitants have developed highly effective strategies to cope with drought since the region became semiarid some four or five thousands of years ago (Andah, 1993; Casey, 1998). Much has been invested in Africa in terms of capacity building, but more is needed to enhance the adaptive capacity of institutions, organizations and individuals (Denton et al., 2001). Read More
A large segment of Africa’s population, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the rural areas of the continent’s middle-income countries, lives in conditions of acute ‘energy poverty’. Africa’s policy-makers face a formidable challenge of simultaneously reducing energy poverty while also responding to the increasing energy demand triggered by robust economic growth. Read More
In response to climate change, the Bank approved two strategies to strengthen and mainstream climate change activities into its investments in 2008 and 2009. The Climate Risk Management and Adaptation (CRMA) Strategy seeks to address the looming impacts associated with climate change by climate proofing investments and supporting policy, legal and regulatory reforms as well as knowledge generation and capacity building. Read More
The Bank recognises the importance of integrating climate risk management and adaptation (CRMA) in its development assistance to RMCs. Read More
Recognizing the fact that energy plays a central role in climate change, the AfDB Board of Directors approved the Clean Energy Investment Framework (CEIF) in March 2008. Read More
The AfDB is also present during extreme meteorological events that happen in the continent. Read More
The African Development Bank is poised to be an important player in addressing the development challenges resulting from climate change in the African continent. Its focus is on capacity strengthening and advocacy as well as substantial investments in climate change adaptation initiatives including clean energy and energy security. Read More
The impacts of climate change are distributed differently among regions, generations, age classes, income groups, occupations and genders. Read More