| Dear Wanabidii Africa Mashariki, The following new content has been been added to our website: Press Releases
07/03/2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP), have signed a US $24-million loan agreement with Form Ghana Ltd., opening the door to commence the implementation of an innovative project on Public-Private Partnership for the Restoration of Degraded Forest Reserve through Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Plantations. Categories: Ghana, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Environment, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
07/03/2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali's first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The project, one of the first in Sub-Saharan Africa, consists of the design, construction and operations of a 33 MW Power Plant. The transformational project will lead to a direct increase in the country's installed capacity from a renewable resource and will generate 52.7 GWh annually (approximately 10% of the current generation capacity) over 25 years for a lifetime output of 1,316.75 GWh. Categories: Mali, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
07/03/2017 - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has added a crucial partner to its portfolio by formally teaming up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to strengthen mechanisms to manage weather-related risk on the continent. This partnership will formalize a technical collaboration to enhance risk management infrastructure and policy across Africa; it will also support African countries in building resilience against climate shocks and in taking ownership of their disaster response. Categories: Climate Change, Environment, Human Capital Development, Partnerships
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