“AfDB and green growth: concrete projects”, by Hela Cheikhrouhou, Director, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Rio+20 Website

“AfDB long term strategy, sustainable development and green growth”, by Kapil Kapoor, Director, Strategy Rio+20 Website

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have released a joint reporton the state of environment in Africa, and are calling world leaders to invest in Africa’s natural capital. The report is intended to catalyze decision-makers to invest in Africa’s...

The outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro, is centrally important for the future of Africa, said the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka. Speaking at a High Level Round Table on implementing...

In the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Africa @ Rio+20 organized a High Level panel discussion on “Promoting Inclusive Green Growth and building a Green Economy as a means to achieve sustainable development: Perspectives on Opportunities and...

“Sustainable development, food security and land use”, by Abdirrahmane Beileh, Director, Agriculture Rio+20 Website

Event: High Level Round Table on “Looking at the way forward in implementing the expected outcomes of the Conference” Twenty years ago, a bold vision was spelt out and a clear road map agreed upon. Today, 20 years after, at a time of global economic stress, that agenda is now even more urgent...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and five other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to significantly leverage their commitment to sustainable development. The concord between the AfDB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the...

Innovative sources of finance and resources from the private sector are key to achieving sustainable development in Africa, African leaders and world experts said yesterday at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. Speaking at high level...