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Burundi and African Development Bank have signed two grant agreements totalling US$13.15 million to implement Phase 1 of the Water Sector and Climate Resilience Building Support Programme (PASEREC-Phase1).

Burundi to improve water supply and boost climate change resilience with African Development Bank Grant

By African Development Bank Published January 3, 2023 Burundi and African Development Bank have signed two grant agreements totalling US$13.15 million to implement Phase 1 of the Water Sector and Climate Resilience Building Support Programme (PASEREC-Phase1). The programme will strengthen Burundi’s resilience to the effects of climate change and improve…

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This has been revealed in a meeting with William Ruto, Kenya's President, with Alvaro Lario, President of United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), during his first official visit to Kenya.

Kenya Focuses on Fighting Climate Crisis

By Khalifa Hemed Published May 17, 2023 Kenya, one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis, has set its sights on fighting climate change and food insecurity. This has been revealed in a meeting with William Ruto, Kenya’s President, with Alvaro Lario, President of United Nations’ International Fund…

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African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford speaks at a pre-AGRF Summit event centered on the Bank's new African Emergency Food Production Facility

Rwanda Hosts African Green Revolution Forum

By Khalifa Hemed Published September 12, 2022 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Africa’s largest agriculture conference, has ended in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, September 6-9, 2022. The forum kicked off with African Development Bank (AfDB) co-organizing a side event focused on its US$1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility at…

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Satu Santala joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on December 1, 2021 as Associate Vice-President of External Relations and Governance

Give Food Producers Voice In Global Climate Fora

By Abdi Ali Published December 1, 2021 Though small-scale farmers produce one-third of global food and are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and erratic weather, they are too often excluded from global forums that impact their lives. Satu Santala, who joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on…

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Beth Dunford calls on African and global leaders, as well as development organizations, to join the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s call for increased investments in agricultural technologies that boost Africa's food production and food security in the face of climate change.

Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every…

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Associate Vice President of IFAD’s Strategy and Knowledge Department

Conserve Biodiversity to Tackle Climate Change

By Abdi Ali Published October 12, 2021 United Nations’ rural development agency, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has warned that unless biodiversity is conserved the world can’t adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food. “We are at a critical juncture. If we lose biodiversity, we lose our ability…

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