Tag: African Development Bank

Quoi ?     Forum de partage des innovations et des bonnes pratiques de résilience au Sahel Qui ?       La Banque africaine de développement, l’Alliance Sahel, le Comité permanent inter-État de lutte contre la sécheresse au sahel, la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification, la Stratégie intégrée des Nations unies pour le Sahel et le Programme alimentaire… Read More

Ghana is set to host the African Development Bank Group’s next Annual Meetings in May 2022, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties on Monday. The 57th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 48th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund will take place from 23 to 27 May 2022. Because of… Read More

The African Development Bank and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a flagship report on the status of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa and the imperative for climate finance innovation. The report provides key action points needed to bring African countries on course to meeting their commitments under the Paris climate agreement, including setting up system… Read More

Winners of the 2021 Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) were unveiled today at COP26 in a ceremony held at the Africa Pavilion in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge, launched on 6th September 2021, is an annual competition jointly organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank, as part of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration… Read More

The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Thursday pledged to work more closely with governments to beef up land governance systems. In a joint declaration at the end of the 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, the organizations pledged financial and technical assistance “to ensure that land governance… Read More

En finançant de nombreux projets transformateurs au Niger entre 2009 et 2020, la Banque africaine de développement a contribué à l’amélioration des conditions de vie et de travail de millions de personnes, note la Revue synthétique des résultats du pays, publiée mardi 2 novembre par la Banque. La première institution multilatérale de financement du développement en Afrique a accompagné 1,8… Read More

Devastating drought in Madagascar, ferocious floods across East Africa, and powerful cyclones in Mozambique. These recent natural disasters are just a taste of what Africa can expect as the climate crisis intensifies. Climate change is powering ever more extreme weather events and disrupting precipitation across the continent. People and economies will increasingly feel the impacts of climate change through water… Read More

African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has highlighted the importance of stopping desertification in Africa’s Sahel and turning the region green. Adesina spoke at a high-level side event held on Monday 1 November, on the Great Green Wall initiative during the ongoing UN global climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. The event was co-hosted by His Royal Highness… Read More

What:    North Africa Civil Society Regional Forum Who:     The African Development Bank’s Civil Society and Community Engagement Division When:    16 November 2021; 9.00 -13.00 GMT +1 Where:    Virtual The African Development Bank’s Civil Society and Community Engagement Division will host a virtual forum for civil society organizations in the North Africa region on 16 November 2021. The event’s theme is… Read More

Les Banques multilatérales de développement ont partagé, lundi, leur expérience sur l’article 6 de l’Accord de Paris, au cours d’une réunion organisée en marge de la 26ème conférence de la Convention des Nations unies sur le climat (COP26), ouverte dimanche à Glasgow. Plusieurs banques multilatérales de développement, notamment la Banque africaine de développement, la Banque mondiale, la Banque asiatique de… Read More