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Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit: A Catalyst for Change in African Agriculture

Stories & Blogs IFADJun 04, 2024(News )

The African continent loses a staggering US$4 billion worth of soil nutrients annually due to erosion. This loss affects over 485 million people and threatens food security.

Le Sénégal lance le Programme de gestion intégrée des risques climatiques à l'appui des petits exploitants agricoles.

Stories & Blogs IFADMay 17, 2024(News )

En partenariat avec plusieurs organismes internationaux, dont le FIDA, le Gouvernement sénégalais a officiellement lancé le Programme de gestion intégrée des risques climatiques (AIRCM)

Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa

Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )

A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA

Placing Farmers at the Core of Development Efforts is important to Achieve Food Security

Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )

As Africa races against time to meet the SDGs, the continent faces formidable challenges aggravated by climate change, inflation, and regional conflicts.

African countries to dominate the world’s top 10 growing economies, ECA report.

Stories & Blogs ECAMar 28, 2024(Story )

African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a report on Recent Economic and Social Developments in Africa.

Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit (ACRIS VI)

Stories & Blogs ECAMar 13, 2024(Story )

ACRIS is a flagship event of the Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) – a joint initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank with initial funding support from the Nordic Development

IFAD and partners to build resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change impacts in seven Sahelian Countries

Stories & Blogs IFADMar 07, 2024(News )

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched the Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme (AICRM).

Central Africa needs to enhance sub-regional cooperation to ensure satisfactory appropriation of natural capital accounting as a tool for mobilizing financing for the green economy

Stories & Blogs ECAFeb 02, 2024(Story )

"No Central African country, despite the Congo Basin’s enormous natural resource endowments, has an economic and environmental accounting system…", emphasized Dr. Nebiyeleul Gessese,

Call to innovators to join innovation challenge on AI for climate resilience in rural areas

Stories & Blogs IFADOct 05, 2023(News )

Moonshots for Development (M4D), the alliance of innovation labs and venture arms of several multilateral development banks, launched the groundbreaking AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge

IFAD President at UNGA: “The climate crisis hinders efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty”.

Stories & Blogs IFADSep 18, 2023(News )

“The climate crisis hinders our efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty. The growing global population is dependent on a diet that places significant pressure on increasingly scarce land and water resources. This exacerbates inequalities and social unrest