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African Natural Resources Center co-hosts workshop on combatting illegal fishing in West Africa
16-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank’s African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) and the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) jointly organized a workshop on “Combatting illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in West Africa.”AfDB approves US $10-million equity investment in TIDE Africa Fund
16-Nov-2016 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $10-million equity investment in the Technology and Innovation in Developing Economies (TIDE) Fund I to boost production and growth in Africa.
African Development Bank to leverage climate finance for urban resilience in Africa
15-Nov-2016 - The UN climate talks entered their second week in Marrakech, with Ministers and delegates discussing the progress made since Paris. The African Development Bank and its partners are hosting the Africa Pavilion, which provides a space to address issues affecting the continent. Events kicked Monday with a discussion of urban resilience.
Africa Day: Moving from commitment to action with NDCs in Africa
14-Nov-2016 - Africa Day at COP22 will be commemorated on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Africa Pavilion and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) side event. The day provides a platform that brings together African leaders and policy-makers into a dialogue to chart a course regarding implementation of the Paris Agreement. Africa Day will therefore serve as an opportunity for the continent to discuss and showcase how it plans to sensitize, advocate for the ratification and roll out the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change calls for a move from mainstreaming to integration
11-Nov-2016 - The African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change has identified gender integration as a key component to the continent’s implementation of the Paris Agreement. Chairperson of National Gender and Equality Commission of the African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change, Winfred Lichuma, said integration is much more meaningful and could lead to positive results as opposed to mainstreaming, which has largely dominated the gender discourse, but with minimal impact.Pour développer l’énergie solaire en Afrique, 33 milliards $ d’investissements annuels sont nécessaires
11-Nov-2016 - Comment promouvoir l’énergie solaire en Afrique ? Telle était le sujet d’une présentation tenue sous le Pavillon Afrique, mardi 8 novembre 2016, au deuxième jour de la COP22 à Marrakech.AfDB rolls out its Feed Africa strategy in Southern Africa
11-Nov-2016 - The Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), on November 8, 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia, organized the Southern Africa Region implementation engagement workshop. The objective of this regional workshop was to gain support from stakeholders in the Southern Africa Region by engaging participants on the Bank’s Feed Africa strategy.HYDROMET : quand la météo aide à parer aux effets du changement climatique en Afrique
11-Nov-2016 - Lancé en 2015, Hydromet est un programme initié par la Banque mondiale, en partenariat avec la Banque africaine de développement, l’Organisation mondiale de météorologie, l’Agence française de développement et le Programme alimentaire mondial, dans le domaine de l’hydrométrie et de la météorologie.
AfDB commits to support Burkina Faso’s National Development Plan
11-Nov-2016 - The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, held meetings with Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba of Burkina Faso in Abidjan on Friday, where he promised to support the country's national development plan. Burkina Faso's National Plan for Economic and Social Development (PNDES) 2016-2020, focuses on the structural transformation of the country's economy and the welfare of its peopleInternational Financial Institutions (IFIs) Working Group Meeting on Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Engagement
10-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank Group is hosting the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Working Group meeting on Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Engagement to be held at the Bank’s Headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from November 10-11, 2016.Renewable Energy Performance Platform prescribes innovative solutions to Africa’s energy deficit
10-Nov-2016 - Experts at the UNFCCC’s 22nd Conference of Parties which began Monday in Marrakech have proposed innovative approaches to solving the African energy challenge.Initiative africaine pour les énergies renouvelables (IAER) : l’Afrique fait bloc
10-Nov-2016 - Au Pavillon Afrique de la COP22 à Marrakech, mercredi 9 novembre 2016, une première table ronde s’est tenue sur l’Initiative africaine pour les énergies renouvelables (IAER, ou dite AREI par acronyme anglais) – trois sont pr
AfDB’s Development Evaluation Week discusses Africa’s transformation
10-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Development Evaluation Week was launched on Monday, November 7, 2016 at the institution’s headquarters in Abidjan, under the theme: “Driving Africa’s Transformation” that attracted evaluation experts and development practitioners from across the World.Africa mulls tourism certification framework to manage water and waste
10-Nov-2016 - Experts at the ongoing climate talks in Marrakech have advocated the development and adoption of a policy and strategic framework that support expansion and mainstreaming of sustainable tourism certification in Africa.AfDB establishes Africa Integrity Fund
10-Nov-2016 - In response to the challenges facing Regional Member Countries (RMCs) in the fight against corruption and in line with the institution’s priorities, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, approved the establishment of the Africa Integrity Fund (AIF).COP22: Water takes centre stage as AfDB showcases success stories
10-Nov-2016 - Deliberations at the ongoing COP22 climate conference in Marrakech took a different turn on Wednesday as delegates shifted focus to the nexus between water and climate change in celebration of the first Water Day at the COP. Organized for the first time in the history of UN Climate Change Conferences, the Action Day for Water at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) created through the Global Climate Action Agenda calls for more attention to water as a way of providing solutions to help implement the Paris Agreement.Africa presents united front and calls for action at COP22
10-Nov-2016 - The 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) kick-started Monday, 7 November in Marrakesh (Morocco).