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,...
21-Jul-2013
UN University’s Institute for Natural Resources in Africa sends mission to AfDB in Tunis
A delegation from the United Nations University’s Institute for Natural Resources in Africa arrived at the African Development Bank’s temporary relocation agency offices in Tunis on Monday, July 22, on a three-day mission.
The delegation, led by the Institute’s Director, Elias Ayuk, will hold...
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...
For the fifth time the African Development Bank was a co-organizer of the Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) along with UN agencies, the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). This important forum was held from July 3-5, 2013 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Given the challenges of...
A new project supported by the African Development Group (AfDB) plans to exploit the geothermal potential in the Lake Assal region to enable Djiboutian population’s access to a reliable, renewable and affordable source of energy.
Currently Djibouti relies mostly on fossil fuels and some...
02-Jul-2013
AfDB and Global Environment Facility to Strengthen Climate Change Adaptation with USD 33.58 million
The Global Environment Facility Council has approved a grant of USD 11.3 million, to be channeled through the AfDB, for climate adaptation activities in Cameroon, Djibouti and Kenya.
The Council’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) will finance...
In its cooperation with Africa the United Sates focuses on sustainable development outcomes based on economic growth, democratic governance, and sustainable systems for meeting basic human needs and food security. The U.S. government emphasizes the critical role good governance plays in development...