9/9/2016/AfDB The Senior Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank for Inclusive and Green Growth, Prof. Kevin Urama, has underscored the critical role of water in achieving long-term poverty reduction and economic growth in Africa. Speaking at a gathering of world water leaders in Stockholm, Sweden, Urama outlined […]
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Policies on food processing necessary to strengthen Africa’s agriculture
9/9/2016/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of post-harvest losses in Africa, while outlining the importance of policy regulations to end the losses in a continent that spends US $35 billion on food imports each year. “Massive quantities of food crops, fresh fruits and […]
FG Holds Stakeholders Consultation on Pilot Issuance of Green Bond
Sept 10, 2016/Federal Ministry of Environment The Federal Ministry of Environment has held a Stakeholders’ Consultation on the pilot issuance of Green bonds in Nigeria as part of moves to explore innovative sources of funding for its climate action plans towards sustainable development. Nigeria like most countries around the world, […]
