Natural resources and environmental representatives from the African Development Bank attended the 2012 World Conservation Congress, the largest and most important conservation event, from September 6 to 15 in Jeju, South Korea, to discuss conservation issues, including the problem of elephant...
Executing Agency(ies) [Include the main ministries, project implementation units, agencies and civil society organizations responsible for the project implementation]: National Coordination Unit (NCU), Project Steering Committee, Ministry of Environment and Sanitation, Ministry of Economy and...
Aquatic weeds invasion in West Africa’s river networks is a real scourge. Such invasion hampers the smooth functioning of lakes and lagoons, waterways and irrigation canals, and seriously affects residents’ daily lives. Thus, the income of fishermen and transporters is drastically reduced due to...
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Armando Emilio Guebuza, officially launched the country’s Green Economy Roadmap on June 21 during a high level side event at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Event participants included Dr. Donald Kaberuka,...
04-Sep-2012
Bank Training to Expand Investments in Climate Change Adaptation Via Global Environment Facility
In an effort to expand financing opportunities for climate change adaptation, the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held a training program for Bank staff on July 18 and 19 in Tunis, Tunisia....
03-Sep-2012
Supported by AfDB, Niger’s Water Mobilization Project Receives Approval for US $22 Million
Backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Niger has received approval from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) for US $22 million to support its Water Resources Mobilization and Development Project. It seeks to boost food production in 10 rural districts in Niger, and ultimately improve the...
Over the first half of 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been demonstrating its commitment to support the scaling up of renewable energy in Africa with the approval of US $800 million in loans to spur private investment in Morocco’s growing wind and solar markets. The Bank’s technical...