“Only by defeating the climate change threat in Africa can we reach a global solution,” said Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) while signing a partnership agreement with the Green Climate Fund.

 

He called on AfDB and GCF to “work together to win this war,” while signing an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA). These legal arrangements allow Accredited Entities such as AfDB to implement GCF-approved projects.

 

“Together with the Green Climate Fund, we can do a lot to move the continent towards low-carbon and climate-resilient development.”

 

Approved as a GCF Accredited Entity in March 2016, AfDB is working on a series of mitigation and adaptation initiatives at the national and regional levels designed to enhance African countries’ access to GCF resources.

 

GCF Executive Director, Howard Bamsey said GCF’s partnership with AfDB will be key in unlocking the potential across the African continent to pursue climate resilient and low-emission growth.

 

“The AfDB has already shown through its climate change action plan that it is committed to helping African countries implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement,” advised Mr Bamsey. “Together, we work for  Africa’s progress.”

  

AfDB’s climate action plan, which runs from 2016 to 2020, is designed to ensure that inclusive and green growth across the African continent will also improve water, energy and food security, and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.

 

During the last five years before its current climate plan, AfDB mobilised about US$12 billion for low-carbon and climate resilient projects, with its internal resources accounting for more than 80 per cent of those investments.

 

Headquartered in Côte d’Ivoire, AfDB was established in 1964 to promote investment in public and private capital to reduce poverty and improve living conditions across Africa.