“The Adoption of the Paris Agreement shows that the world understands that with climate change there are no winners and no losers.  Either we all win together, or we all lose together”, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, said Sunday. “And yesterday...

The Italian government announced on Thursday, December 10 that it will contribute €4.7 million to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), an initiative launched last year by the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a €4.725-million contribution from Germany to support African countries in building...

Deal or no deal? Will COP21 lead to a deal ratified by the 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change? Will this agreement be universal and binding? Above all, will it finally consider the interests of Africa? COP21 closes its doors this Friday 11 December...

The African Development Bank selected in 2014 22 proposals of climate finance readiness projects for appraisal. They were selected out of 362 proposals received after a first call of proposals mid-2014. 6 of the 22 proposals were retained. Kurt Lonsway, AfDB Manager for Environment and Climate...

“Investments in renewable energy should be the concern of both the government and the private sector. This is one of the best ever innovations in COP conferences and it is time private investors in Africa wake up and seize the opportunity, notes Assaad Razzouk, chairman of Association for...