13-Nov-2017
Global Water and Climate Action Day at COP23
Water and climate go hand-in-hand. Water resources bear the full brunt of the effects of climate change.
Water and climate are inseparable
Proof that water lies at the heart of the numerous challenges posed by climate change, 93% of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs, later...
13-Nov-2017
Spotlight on “Water for Africa”, the new African water initiative launched with AfDB support
On Saturday, November 11, 2017, the day after the Global Water Action Day that marked the fourth day of COP23, the “Water for Africa” initiative was the subject of a presentation in the Morocco Pavilion, open to civil society organizations.
“Water for Africa” was established under the...
10-Nov-2017
COP23 - Is sustainable land and water management compatible with small-scale farming under climate change?
During a panel discussion on “The Land and Water Advantage: Is sustainable land and water management compatible with small-scale farming under climate change?” at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, participants from different...
03-Nov-2017
Angola - Sumbe Water Supply, Sanitation and Institutional Support Project - Project Completion Report
The project was aligned with the Government Poverty Reduction Strategy approved in 2004 and revised in 2005 (PRSP), which included water and sanitation services in the “basic infrastructures” strategic area, and condidered them ensential for human capital development and to increase national...
03-Nov-2017
Mozambique - Niassa Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Project Completion Report
The project was aligned with Mozambique’s plans for poverty reduction and economic growth namely, the Five Year Program (2005-2009) and the second generation of Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty, (PARPA II), for the period 2006-2009. The PARPA II, a successor to PARPA I, had three...
Context of the Partnership between the Bank and the PAGGW in the context of the Desert to Power Initiative. PAGGW's ambition is to promote local development opportunities in the 11 Great Green Wall countries by combining multi-sectorial projects. This objective is...
La Banque africaine de développement (BAD), à travers la Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) et le Mécanisme de financement de la préparation de projets d’infrastructures du NEPAD (IPPF-NEPAD), deux fonds spéciaux multi-donateurs qu’elle héberge et administre, a approuvé le...
The African Water Facility (AWF), hosted by the African Development Bank Group, formally launched its new Strategy 2017–2025 on October 13, 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The occasion was used to introduce and share with stakeholders, partners, donors, beneficiaries and various Bank departments...
he Vice-President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, of the African Development Bank (AfDB) cordially invites you to the launching of the Africa Water Facility (AWF) Long Term Strategy (2017-2025) on Friday 13 October 2017, from 09h00 to 13h00 at the Golf Hotel, Abidjan.
The...