Flood and drought risk

Water & environment

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

Irrigation

KENYA: CDA completes 1st phase of $30.3m irrigation project in Taita Taveta

Drinking water

CAMEROON: What policy for the right to water?

Desalination

BOTSWANA-NAMIBIA: The two countries recommit to a water pact

Drinking water

AFRICA: Contec joins forces with Maithri to produce water from the air

Flood and drought risk

KENYA: Faced with drought, the State will restore land in 11 counties

Climate Finance

ZAMBIA: a climate change adaptation project awarded at CAS 2021

Biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone Eloise threatens biodiversity and food security

Biodiversity

AFRICA: World Bank pledges $5bn for the Great Green Wall in 5 years

Flood and drought risk

SAHEL: AfDB pledges US$ 6.5 billion for the Great Green Wall initiative over 5 years

Town and country planning

CHAD: Shakal plants 3,000 trees in Bahr El Ghazal to counter the advancing desert

Flood and drought risk

MOZAMBIQUE: The State creates a “green” park in Beira to fight against floods

Flood and drought risk

EAST AFRICA: ARC offers insurance against climate risks

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Nzambi Matee rewarded for her plastic waste recycling project

Climate Finance

BURUNDI: AfDB provides $20 million for climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists

Waste & Recycling

CONGO: EU allocates nearly €20m to fight floods and waste

Preservation of the resource

NORTH AFRICA: an AFD and OSS initiative to reduce hydric stress

Drinking water

SAHEL: UN mobilises $1.7bn for needs such as drinking water

Flood and drought risk

AFRICA: UN fears worst as climate disasters increase

Flood and drought risk

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

Flood and drought risk

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

Flood and drought risk

CAMEROON: After severe floods, Douala hosts WMBD 2020 activities