The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in Tunis approved a US $21.50-million Forest Investment Program (FIP) grant to finance climate change mitigation activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The project’s goal is to...
The Government of the Republic of Zambia has requested the Bank to support the project– Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue sub-basin Project (SCRIKA) which aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of rural communities to better respond to current climate variability and long-term...
30-Aug-2013
Democratic Republic of Congo gets $21.5 million green light to transform its vast forests
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won approval of a $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically important forest sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthen forest governance.
The Integrated REDD+...
Les activités du Projet d’aménagement des bassins versants et d’amélioration de la résilience climatique (PABVARC) ont été officiellement lancées le 9 août dernier au Burundi, au siège du projet, à Mahwa, dans le centre du pays.
Le ministre de l’Environnement, de l’Eau, de l’Aménagement...
African countries have hardly contributed to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they are the most affected by climate change, putting livelihoods and natural assets at risk. ADF Financing, Resources Mobilization from Global Environment Facility (GEF) The AfDB Group is one of GEF’s ten...
26-Jul-2013
AfDB and UN University Institute to collaborate on getting fair deal for Africa from its natural resources
The African continent teems with valuable natural resources, but its people are not getting a fair share from this rich bounty.
This was a problem discussed during a three-day mission from the UN University Institute of Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) to the African Development Bank (AfDB...
African Development Bank experts in energy, transport, water supply and sanitation, agriculture, and forestry have begun hands-on training to implement a solid approach to track climate finance flows in Bank-funded development projects.
Climate finance concerns resources channeled by national,...
17-Jul-2013
Green growth means….
La Tunisienne Hela Cheikhrouhou a été désignée, le 26 juin 2013, première directrice exécutive du nouveau Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC), bientôt opérationnel.
Une reconnaissance amplement méritée pour cette experte reconnue des problématiques liées au changement climatique, qui a été...