A new report by the African Development Bank, in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate Fund. Launched in Doha on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP18), the “Getting Africa Ready...
30-Nov-2012
AfDB at COP18
Efforts from the international community and African countries to improve access to climate finance in Africa have yielded significant results in recent year; however the current flows remain insufficient to meet Africa’s actual needs.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is playing a key...
The Horn of Africa which includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda is now affected by the worst drought in its history that decimated the livestock and destroyed crops. This has caused a strong degradation of the nutritional status of populations...
22-Nov-2012
AfDB at COP18 (Arabic Version)
22-Nov-2012
La BAD à COP18
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et l'Agence marocaine de l'énergie solaire (MASEN) ont procédé, sous la présence effective du Roi Mohamed VI, le 19 novembre à Rabat, à la signature des accords de prêts et de garanties relatifs au projet de la première phase de la...
At meetings of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Istanbul, Burkina Faso and Ghana received endorsement of their far-reaching plans for sustainably managing their forest sectors as part of their goals for climate-resilient economic development. The endorsements came from the Forest Investment...
14-Nov-2012
Africa Ecological Footprint Report - Green Infrastructure for Africa's Ecological Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s mission is to help reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans and mobilize resources for the continent’s economic and social development. With this objective in mind, the institution aims at assisting African countries – individually and...
Le Projet d’Aménagement des Bassins Versants et de l’Amélioration de la Résilience Climatique du Burundi (PABVARC) a été identifié et soumis par le Gouvernement du Burundi à la Banque Africaine de Développement pour constituer un prolongement du PABV. Les leçons tirées de la mise en œuvre de ce...