People’s Republic of China: Developing Cost-Effective Policies and Investments to Achieve Climate and Air Quality Goals in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to support the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to develop cost-effective, coordinated policies and investment programs to achieve climate and air quality goals in Beijing City, Tianjin City, Hebei Province, and Shandong Province (four municipalities and provinces) of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region of the PRC.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.
IED overall assessment is successful.

Mongolia: Strengthening Systems for Promoting Science, Technology, and Innovation

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to support improvements in legal and policy frameworks, data infrastructure for promoting knowledge and technology transfer, and the commercialization of research and development (R&D) in Mongolia through research, policy advice, and capacity development.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED overall assessment is successful.

Feed Africa Summit: African Development Bank plans to invest $10 billion to make continent the breadbasket of the world

The African Development Bank Group plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa’s efforts to end hunger and become a primary food provider for itself and the rest of the world, Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2 Africa Food...

Closing Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group - Feed Africa Summit: Food Sovereignty and Resilience....

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It was two days ago that we all gathered here in Dakar for the Feed Africa Summit. We came in response to a clarion call out of Africa that it is time for Africa to feed Africa. The clarion call was that the time is right, and the time is now for Africa to feed itself. We came from Africa. We came from...

Dakar 2: African Development Bank Group, Government of Canada announce funding facility to grow agriculture small and medium enterprises

(l to r) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME Development and Financing, AfDB, Beth Dunford, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB, Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary...