Agricultural water management activities are concerned with making water available and accessible for agricultural purposes. These measures involve variable combinations of irrigation, drainage and flood control, water conservation and storage, onfarm water management, and institutional support to...
Water resources and water services in Africa are severely underdeveloped with less than five percent of Africa’s surface and groundwater harnessed for use1 . Water utilization for agriculture and energy production is low, constraining economic growth, poverty reduction and the achievement of the...
The objective of this review is to assess the contribution of the Bank’s assistance to the development of the Public Utility Sector of Ethiopia comprising the water, power and telecommunications sub-sectors. The review covered both the lending and non-lending interventions and the assessment was...
The Bank has been engaged in lending and non-lending activities in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector of Ghana. It financed two studies and three projects with a total loans and grants of UA43.74 million (ADB loans of UA22.85million, ADF loan of 19.25million and TAF grant of UA1.64million)...
Ce sont plus de 4 millions de personnes, résidant au Togo et au Ghana, entre Sogakopé et Lomé, qui bénéficieront d’un accès amélioré à l’eau potable, à l’issue d’un projet proposé par les gouvernements respectifs des deux pays. Et pour lequel ceux-ci ont reçu, le 20 décembre 2013, confirmation d’un...
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US $1-million project preparation grant at the end of December 2013 to support Sotravic Ltd. in the development and installation of the Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) System in Mauritius, an innovative low-carbon technology that...
The purpose of this report is to assess the outcomes of the 2008-2011 Joint Assistance Strategy (JAS) at the end of the strategy period. The JAS was endorsed by the World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors in February 2008 and by the African Development Bank (ADB) Board in March 2008. The ADB’s...
