03-Nov-2016
Green Bond Newsletter - Issue N°3 - October 2016
"The African Development Bank is committed to working closely with African countries to support their adaptation and transition towards green growth. We will lead a major push to deliver cleaner, more affordable energy for all Africans by 2025. We will integrate climate- smart development across...
More than 120 stakeholders from Government, private sector, civil society, academia and development partners gathered in Harare on October 20, 2016 for the validation workshop of Zimbabwe’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Action Agenda.
Opening the workshop with a keynote address, the Deputy...
The Deep Ocean Water Applications (DOWA) project in Mauritius supported by the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)marked a new milestone last week by welcoming the largest marine engineering platform of its kind – ‘Joseph Plateau’ – in Port Louis. The vessel will carry out detailed...
During ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Week held in Accra, Ghana (October 17-19), the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) launched its third annual West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF-3) business competition. The competition is open to all businesses and entrepreneurs operating and...
On October 25 at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council meeting, the GEF approved the funding of USD 6.3 million for a regional project co-financed with the African Development Bank (AfDB). Funded by the International Waters (IW) window of the GEF, the project aims to strengthen...
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are a new type of instrument under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Paris Agreement. The historic Paris Agreement will go into force in November 2016. The NDC process is the vehicle under the Paris Agreement through...
This World Food Day, Sunday, October 16, 2016, will mark the 71st anniversary of the creation of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) whose primary objective is to free humanity from hunger and malnutrition. Focusing on “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too,” the theme...
“Despite transition contexts, negative impacts of the global economic and financial crises, and important socio-economic pressures, the Maghreb countries should maintain their ambitious objectives of increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy mix. The region should also invest in...
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 21, 2016, nine African nations deposited their articles for ratification of the global Paris Agreement on climate change, cementing their commitment to a climate-smart development path, and helping the world draw closer to making...