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AfDB Collaborates With MDBs on Climate Finance Innovation
10-Dec-2010 - Cancun, Mexico, 10 December 2010 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined representatives from other multilateral development banks (MDB) on Monday, 6 December 2010, in a joint side event on “Scaling-up International Climate Finance” during the ongoing COP16 Climate Conference. It was an opportunity to share with stakeholders how MDBs are collaborating to expand access to international financing and bolster investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
African Leaders call for the Africa Green Fund
10-Dec-2010 - African Ministers attending the Cancun COP 16 Conference called again for the early establishment of an Africa Green Fund (AGF). This echoed an earlier call by African leaders in Copenhagen in December 2009 for a funding mechanism that sets aside resources for Africa, provides enhanced direct access, and equitable and transparent allocation of resources to be managed by the African Development Bank.
AfDB President Underscores Importance of Africa Green Fund at Cancun Climate Conference
10-Dec-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has reiterated the need for a comprehensive post-2012 Kyoto agreement on climate change acceptable to all, and underscored the importance of the Africa Green Fund being established by the AfDB, to mobilize resources in support efforts to mitigate the disastrous impact of volatile weather conditions across the continent.Hydrocarbures et développement en Afrique : Comment la BAD peut-elle jouer un rôle pertinent ?
10-Dec-2010 - Malédiction pour certains, bénédiction pour les autres, la découverte de gisements d’hydrocarbures (gaz, pétrole) ne manque jamais de soulever la controverse. Si la perspective de revenus gigantesques peut sembler enivrante, elle pose aussi l’enjeu de la bonne gestion de cette recette stratégique, un élément crucial du fait que certains pays, même dotés d’abondantes ressources hydrocarbures, n’ont pas encore emprunté, loin s’en faut, la route du développement durable.Le vice-président de la BAD Kamal El Kheshen assure l’ADEA du soutien de la Banque pour la Triennale 2011
09-Dec-2010 - Le vice-président pour les opérations secteurs de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Kamal El Kheshen, a lancé, le vendredi 3 décembre 2010 à Tunis, au nom du président Donald Kaberuka, la Triennale 2011 de l’Association pour le développement de l’éducation en Afrique (ADEA). Le thème de cette Triennale est : Vers des systèmes d’éducation et de formation au service du développement durable de l’Afrique.Journées européennes du développement : l’aide doit être un catalyseur de développement
08-Dec-2010 - Bruxelles 7 décembre 2010 – Le président de la banque africaine de développement M. Donald Kaberuka a déclaré que « l’aide aujourd’hui, doit être un catalyseur de développement permettant aux pays de mettre en place des mécanismes et instruments efficaces de mobilisation de leurs ressources internes ».Journées européennes du développement : le débat prépare la conférence de Busan, en Corée.
08-Dec-2010 - A l’ouverture de la 5e édition des Journées européennes du développement (JED) à Bruxelles, organisée par l’Union européenne et la Belgique, qui en assure actuellement la présidence, Yves Leterme, Premier ministre belge, a indiqué dans son allocution que l’évènement est une occasion de « réévaluer les politiques de développement avec lucidité ».AfDB and World Bank: Strengthening Partnership for Developement
06-Dec-2010 - A few weeks ago I completed a three-month secondment to the World Bank’s Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries Unit (OPCFC), organized by OPCFC in partnership with the Fragile States Unit (OSFU) and Human Resources Management Department of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).AfDB and Partners Discuss Expansion of Clean Development Mechanism in Africa
06-Dec-2010 - Cancun, Mexico, 6 December 2010 — The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined other Nairobi Framework (NF) partners for a panel discussion on future plans to promote Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities in Africa during the COP 16 Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. The mandate of the Nairobi Framework partners is to assist developing countries, especially those in Sub-Sahara Africa, to improve their level of participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).AfDB to hold key discussions on proposed Africa Green Fund
06-Dec-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be holding its side event on the proposed Africa Green Fund on 9 December 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. The objective of the event is to provide a platform for key stakeholders at the international level to discuss the Africa Green Fund (AGF), an instrument designed to enable African countries gain better access to global resources for the purpose of tackling climate change challenges on the continent.Joint World Bank – African Development Bank Statement on the Situation in Côte d’Ivoire
06-Dec-2010 - WASHINGTON, December 5, 2010 – The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank issued the following joint statement in response to the situation in the Côte d’Ivoire: The African Development Bank and the World Bank, longstanding multilateral development partners of Côte d’Ivoire, view with great concern and frustration the events unfolding in Côte d’Ivoire in the aftermath of the long-awaited elections which were supposed to usher in peace, stability and a basis for improved governance and inclusive growth that reflects participation of...From Aid to Development Effectiveness – AfDB Advocates Paradigm Shift
03-Dec-2010 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka will continue to advocate a shift in the international community focus from aid to development effectiveness, at the 5th European Development Days (EDD) to be held in Brussels, from 6 -7 December 2010. During the High-Level Panel on “Aid Effectiveness Objective Korea 2011 – Is the EU committed to make change happen?”, Mr. Kaberuka, will share a vision of Africa’s development in which Africa is firmly in the driving seat, and aid in a supporting role.AfDB Addresses Africa Group at COP 16 on the status of Proposed Africa Green Fund
03-Dec-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, represented by Mr. Anthony Nyong, Compliance and Safeguards Division Manager, briefed African climate change negotiators on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. He informed them that the Africa Green Fund (AGF) was being set up in response to the request by Africa’s leadership for a ring-fencing of resources pledged under the Copenhagen Accord for Africa and importantly, that this allocation be managed by the AfDB.AfDB-UNEP Policy Dialogue on Resources Efficiency in Africa: Opportunities for Development
01-Dec-2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a policy dialogue on “Resources Efficiency in Africa: Opportunities for Development” organized from 24-25 November in Cape Town, South Africa by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, and the Sustainable Institute. The dialogue’s main purpose was to generate input for the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability set up recently by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Microfinance Operations Have Difficulty Reaching the Very Poor
01-Dec-2010 - London, UK, November 29, 2010 - A metaevaluation on microfinance released by the Evaluation Cooperation Group of international financial institutions reports that micro-finance operations have had difficulty in reaching the very poor. Microfinance–defined broadly to cover both small loans to the poor, often but not exclusively based on group liability, as well as small loans to microenterprises, based on character or projected cash flow–has emerged as an important innovative form of financial intermediation over the last 30 years.En prélude aux négociations de Cancun : la BAD finance un atelier de formation sur le marché de carbone à Niamey
29-Nov-2010 - «Familiariser les négociateurs sur le changement climatique, des pays de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) sur les questions liées au marché du carbone et favoriser les échanges entre négociateurs pour une position unique et convergente dans les négociations avec les Parties signataires de la Convention Climat (COP) à Cancun au Mexique».AfDB at Cancun Climate Change Conference
29-Nov-2010 - An African Development Bank (AfDB delegation has arrived in Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the Sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place from November 29 to December 10, 2010. The Bank’s delegation is led by President Donald Kaberuka, accompanied by the Vice President for operations, Kamal Elkheshen and staff from various departments. The AfDB is also supporting the participation of ministerial-level representatives of Regional Member Countries (RMCs) including African...