African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka made a strong case for the importance of tackling private investment impediments in the African infrastructure agenda during the joint AfDB, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and International Growth Center (IGC) event...
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to receive new funding and operational support from the CIF’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Program (SREP). The...
Climate change threatens to undo decades of earnest effort to develop Africa unless sufficient investment can be mobilized to spur sustainable development and make the continent more resilient.
This was the message delivered at the 6th Africa Carbon Forum held July 2-4 to about 400...
02-Jul-2014
AfDB partners in the 6th Africa Carbon Forum in Windhoek: Engaging Africa in the global carbon markets
The sixth Africa Carbon Forum will take place in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia, on July 2-4 2014 to support Africa’s participation in global carbon markets and catalyze green investment opportunities.
This year’s forum is an opportunity for participants to learn about the present state and...
The promotion of renewable energy in Africa was the focus of a seminar entitled Opportunity Africa: Sustainable Energy Investments held on June 24 and 25 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The gathering was jointly organized by the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA), UNEP Risoe Centre and the...
African leaders have called for a greater role for Agriculture in Africa’s transformation, echoing the strategic directions set by the African Development Bank in its 2013-2022 Ten Year Strategy. Speaking at the 23rd African Union Heads of State and Government Summit held in...
At the recent Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership Forum, held from 23-24 June in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and representatives of other key African institutions showcased their extensive knowledge in the field of climate action to a global audience...
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on June 27th the creation and management of a pilot Africa Climate Technology Finance Center and Network (ACTFCN) for a three-year period to support the deployment and scaling-up of both climate change mitigation and adaptation...
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Côte d’Ivoire, respectivement représentés par Janvier Kpourou Litse, directeur en charge du Nepad, de l’Intégration régionale et du commerce et Nialé Kaba, ministre ivoirien en charge de l’Economie et des Finances, ont procédé le 25...