19-JUN-08S.E.M. Henri Djombo, Ministre de l’Economie Forestière, République du Congo-Le prochain défi : attirer d’autres partenaires Il est un des grands artisans de la promotion de la gestion durable des écosystèmes en Afrique centrale et a joué un rôle clé dans la mise en place du Fonds forestier du Bassin du Congo. En sa qualité de premier président en exercice de la COMIFAC, en fin 2004, il est venu solliciter la Banque pour qu’elle prenne le leadership dans la gestion des écosystèmes forestiers du Bassin du Congo et en même temps inviter l’institution à participer à la Conférence de Brazzaville en février 2005. A Londres lors du lancement du Fonds comme porte-parole de la COMIFAC (Commission des forêts d’Afrique Centrale), il plaide avec vigueur en faveur de la venue d’autres donateurs, de manière à obtenir des résultats plus durables et d’assurer une meilleure concertation des efforts consentis à la conservation des forêts du bassin.
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18-JUN-08Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate and Co-Chair of the Congo Basin Forest Fund Prof. Wangari Maathai attracts crowds not only because of her hard work for the environment in Africa, which earned her the Nobel Peace Prize, but also for her constant smiles, and good spirit. The Kenyan-born Nobel Laureate has been working hard to preserve the Congo Basin. Along with Canada’s former Prime Minister, Paul Martin, she co-chairs the Congo Basin Forest Fund.
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18-JUN-08Congo Basin Forest Fund Launch in London The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF), a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, was launched in London on Tuesday by Prime Ministers Gordon Brown of Britain, Jens Stoltenberg of Norway and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka.
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17-JUN-08Bank Group intervention in the Congo Basin The Congo Basin rainforest is the world’s second largest expanse of forest accounting for 26% of the world’s tropical rainforest. Dense , deep, humid and seemingly impenetrable the Congo Basin forests stretch from the coasts of the Gulf of Guinea to the West as far as to the Albertin mountain ranges to the East and over seven latitudes and longitudes along the equator.
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17-JUN-08Congo Basin: A global challenge-Interview with Former Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin Paul Martin is a name well-known on the African continent. This Afro-optimist does not spare his efforts when it comes to improving living conditions on the continent; a cause he has taken up for decades. After having co-chaired a high level panel report on the Bank Group’s future, the former Canadian Prime Minister is also involved in other initiatives on the continent - the protection of the Congo basin forest against deforestation which is resulting in climate change and its consequences.
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16-JUN-08AfDB Hosts Congo Basin Forest Fund The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been chosen to host the «Congo Basin Forest Fund» which currently has an initial contribution of US$ 100 million from the United Kingdom. Norway intends to contribute 50 million pounds to the Fund over the next three years. The Board of Directors of the Bank Group has endorsed the decision to host the fund up to 2018.
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16-JUN-08Congo Basin Fund Launch Takes Place in London The Congo Basin Forest Fund, a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, will be launched on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in London, UK, in the presence of the Fund’s Co-Chairs Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, and former Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin; along with representatives of international development partners, civil society, private sector and high level officials of the British government. The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, is expected to deliver a major speech at the launch.
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16-JUN-08CONGO BASIN FOREST FUND: The British Government makes an initial donation of 100 Million U.S Dollars In March 2007 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the British Government’s intention to contribute an initial £ 50 million (US$ 100 million) to a Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBF), as a part of a global Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF), to which a further £750 million (US$ 1.5 billion) is to be committed.
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05-MAY-08Supporting Microfinance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The African Development (AfDB) Group and the Advans Bank Congo, on Monday in Tunis, signed an agreement for an equity investment of US$ 1.1 million to enable Advans Congo support small businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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25-FEB-08Conference on Funding for Sustainable Management of Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a réaffirmé vendredi, à Tunis, son engagement à appuyer la Commission des forêts d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC) et ses institutions partenaires pour la mobilisation des financements additionnels auprès d’autres institutions financières internationales et partenaires au développement. La conférence sur les mécanismes de financement de la gestion durable des écosystèmes forestiers du bassin du Congo, qui a pris fin dans la capitale tunisienne, a décidé de la mise en place au sein de la BAD d’un Fonds Spécial pour le financement durable des forêts du Bassin du Congo.
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21-FEB-08AfDB Hosts Conference on Funding for Sustainable Management of Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems “The forests of the Congo Basin cover a large part of central Africa and represent the second largest remaining humid tropic forest in the world. In terms of size, these forests, which play major economic and climatic roles, constitute a vast water basin and potential carbon reserve. But unfortunately, their existence is under threat mainly due to factors relating to poverty and governance crises, including prolonged conflicts,” Mr. Kaberuka emphasized.
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19-FEB-08Interview with Mr. Aly Abou-Saaba, AfDB Agribusiness Director “We look forward to sensitizing all technical and financial partners as well as the international community on the issue of natural resources gouvernance in general and the Congo Basin forest ecosystems in particular,” says AfDB Agribusiness Director, Aly Abou-Saaba, on the eve of an important workshop on the sustainable management of Congo Basin forest ecosystems scheduled to take place from February 21-22, 2008 in Tunis.
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14-JAN-08AfDB Hosts International Conference on the Sustainable Management of Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems Financing Mechanisms It is in keeping with this commitment that the Bank Group will host an international conference on Financing Mechanisms for the Sustainable Management of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems from February 21-22 in Tunis, Tunisia.
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29-MAY-07Leveraging Water Resources to Meet African Needs Members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the African Water Facility (AWF) representing the five sub-regions of the continent concluded a review of the activities of the Facility in Brazzaville, Congo, at the weekend, emphasizing the compelling need to take action to improve access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation as well as address the wider challenges of integrated water resources management across the continent.
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21-DEC-06Republic of Congo: ADF Grant to Help Improve Poverty Monitoring Indicators The Board of Directors of the ADF approved a grant of US$ 3.9 million to finance the Expenditure Circuit and Poverty Indicators Improvement Support Project.
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15-MAR-06Socio-economic Reintegration of Disadvantaged Groups in Congo The ADF approved a grant of US$ 21 million to finance a Socio-economic Reintegration of Disadvantaged Groups Project in Congo.
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14-DEC-04African Development Bank Group resumes its assistance to Congo Tunis, 14 December 2004 – The African Development Bank (ADB) Group clears 33% of Congo’s arrears and resumes its assistance to the country by supporting economic reforms programme.
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14-DEC-04African Development Bank Group resumes its assistance to Congo Tunis, 14 December 2004 – The African Development Bank (ADB) Group clears 33% of Congo’s arrears and resumes its assistance to the country by supporting economic reforms programme.
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13-DEC-04The African Development Fund supports Congo’s Policy Reform Programme Tunis, 13 December 2004 – The Government of Congo has adopted a programme aimed at boosting the economy and alleviating poverty in order to improve the living conditions of the population.
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08-DEC-04New ADB Assistance to Post-Conflict Countries Policy: ADB Clears Congo’s Arrears Tunis, 8 December 2004 – The African Development Bank (ADB) Group is geared to clear 35% of Congo’s arrears.
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