Faced with drought, flooding, and climate-resilient infrastructure, adequate hydro-meteorological services are necessary to support resilient growth across a range of sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. But given 80 percent of such services on the continent are under-funded, have weak capacity and...
15-Feb-2016
From Fragility to Resilience - Managing Natural Resources in Fragile States in Africa - Summary Report
This report was made possible through the effort and dedication of a multitude of individuals within the African Development Bank (the Bank), the Environmental Law Institute, and several state governments in fragile situations, development partners, civil society organizations, and private sector...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Zambia have signed an aide-memoire on modalities for the organization of the Bank’s 2016 Annual Meetings scheduled to take place in Lusaka from May 23-27, 2016.
The aide-memoire was signed on behalf of the Bank by its Acting Vice-...
04-Feb-2016
World's largest concentrated solar power plant in Morocco showcases AfDB's New Deal on Energy for Africa
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, King Mohammed VI of Morocco inaugurated the first phase of the country’s Noor Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, ushering in a new era for Africa’s sustainable energy future. The Noor Ouarzazate plant (NOORo), supported by the African Development Bank...
Morocco has launched the first phase of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world. When fully operational, the plant will produce enough energy for more than one million Moroccan households. Inaugurated officially on Thursday, February 4, 2016 by His Majesty Mohammed VI of...
“Electricity is like the blood in your body. If you have blood, you live. If don’t have blood, you don’t live.” These were the opening remarks made by African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, on Thursday, January 21 in Davos, Switzerland, during a live televised debate on “Africa’s...
At the end of 2015, the Government of Rwanda was awarded a US $840,000 grant from the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to promote green mini-grids (GMGs) and pave the way for private investments in this sub-sector. The project is expected to support...
18-Jan-2016
Uganda awarded grant to prepare transformational Strategic Program for Climate Resilience
Uganda received approval on Thursday, January 14 of a US $1.5-million preparation grant from the Climate Investment Funds’ Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (CIF PPCR) to develop a national Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR). Once developed, the policy-based SPCR will pave the way...
The African Development Bank showcased its work in the domain of climate change in Africa through an array of printed and audiovisual materials at the CIF Partnership Forum on November 8-9, 2012 in Istanbul. The CIF in Action semi-annual report, published recently by the Bank’s Energy, Environment...