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Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, at the Summit of African Heads of State, COP 22, November 16, 2016, Marrakech, Morocco
17-Nov-2016 - Your Majesty the King of Morocco, Your Excellencies, Presidents and Heads of Government, ladies and gentlemen! I wish to thank you, your Majesty the King for inviting the African Development Bank to this Summit and for hosting the COP22 here in beautiful city of Marrakech. Today, your Excellencies, there is a matter we need your voice to solve: how to support climate finance for Africa to adapt to climate change.
AFRACA delegation holds talks with Bank Group President
17-Nov-2016 - A delegation from the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA), led by its General Director, Millison Narh, recently visited the Bank Group and held talks with President Akinwumi Adesina, on possible cooperation with his institution.
Africa’s renewable energy revolution must engage public and private financing partners to break down economic, political and social risks, experts agree
17-Nov-2016 - At the UN’s global climate conference this week, governments and development partners came together to examine the role of financing in shaping some of Africa’s groundbreaking renewables successes such as Morocco’s Noor Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant.
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.”La Banque africaine de développement mobilise 137,82 millions d’euros pour le renforcement des réseaux électriques en Côte d’Ivoire
16-Nov-2016 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé le 16 novembre 2016, à Abidjan, un financement de 137,82 millions d’euros destiné à appuyer le Projet de renforcement des réseaux de transport et de distribution d’électricité (PRETD) en Côte d’Ivoire.
A fruitful first meeting between ADEA and India
16-Nov-2016 - On October 31, Oley Dibba-Wadda, ADEA Executive Secretary, met with Shri R. Ravindra, Ambassador of India to Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia, to discuss on a potential strategic partnership. To this end, ADEA Executive Secretary also invited India to participate in the ADEA’s flagship event, which is the 2017 Triennale, to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from March 15-17, 2017.AfDB approves US $17-million Food Assistance for Malawi
16-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a US $17 million (about MK 12.2 billion) Food Crisis Response Budget Support Programme grant for Malawi. The Programme will support Malawi Government’s Emergency Response Plan to mitigate the current food crisis through the purchase of maize for distribution to vulnerable households.
Africa Day at COP22: Adesina calls for the fulfillment of the pledges made in Paris
16-Nov-2016 - African leaders on Wednesday called for speedy action for the implementation of the commitments made at the COP21 in Paris, and urged the fulfillment of the pledges fulfillment of the G7 to provide the financial resources to provide electricity to the millions of Africans.
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.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 people
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.