A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows that investments in green growth are not only good for the environment but are also advantageous to economic growth. In a special article of the 11th edition of the Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African...

The project seeks to rehabilitate the wetland ecosystems adjacent to the lake and restore the other socio-economic functions of the lake. Its priority is to set up infrastructure that will facilitate the storage of more water in the lake to meet various needs, notably the revitalization of wetland...

This ESIA summary includes the project description and rationale as well as the environmental assessment legal framework. It contains an analysis of the environmental conditions of the site and the proposed alternative solutions. It outlines potential impacts and mitigation and improvement measures...

AfDB/World Bank-supported plan to generate more than a gigawatt of power The US $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) gave the go-ahead on Friday, May 3, to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to proceed with an updated version of a sweeping plan to create an unprecedented 1...

Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2013 is an annual publication of the African Development Bank Group, presenting data on operational activities of the Bank Group. Part One gives cross-country statistics on Bank operations and Part Two provides country-specific information on each...

This is the thirteenth volume of “Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries” published by the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank Group. The publication also provides some information on the broad development trends relating to gender, poverty and...

Le présent résumé de l’EIES comprend une description et une justification du projet ainsi que la présentation du cadre légal dans lequel l’évaluation environnementale a été réalisée. Il comporte une analyse des conditions environnementales du milieu et des solutions alternatives proposées. Il fait...

Le Gouvernement du Sénégal a soumis à la Banque, en mars 2012, une requête pour le financement du Projet de restauration des fonctions socio-écologiques du lac de Guiers. Le lac revêt une grande importance pour le pays puisqu’il participe : i) à l’alimentation en eau de Dakar dont il fournit plus...

The economic transformation of the African continent is the cornerstone of the African Development Bank Group’s new Ten-Year (2013-2022) Strategy. The Strategy, which has been approved by the Executive Directors of the Bank, emphasizes the quality and sustainability of growth.   The...