Tag: African Development Bank

AfDB receives Green Climate Fund accreditation to increase low-carbon and climate-resilient development in Africa

March 9, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank announced its accreditation on Wednesday, March 9 as a multilateral implementing entity and intermediary to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), further enabling it to scale-up financing necessary to address the impacts of climate change. The GCF is a fund within the framework of […]

AfDB releases new report on the impact of Ebola on women

March 7, 2016/AfDB On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, the Office of the African Development Bank’s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has launched a report on “Women’s Resilience: Integrating Gender in the Response to Ebola.” The AfDB-commissioned study brings to light a topic that has […]

Agriculture Fast Track Fund makes a call for concept notes for project grants

March 4, 2016/AfDB The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT), a multi-donor fund contributed by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), and hosted and managed by the African Development Bank, has announced an Ongoing Call for Concept Notes for […]