The African Development Bank hosted earlier this week a symposium to mark the bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Day. In an address to the symposium, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said African nations must focus on building resilience against climate change and renew efforts to save resources spent on weather-related emergency relief to better address the needs of the vulnerable. Africa must not be a passive bystander in this effort,” Adesina said, referring to global efforts to curb the impact of Climate Change on livelihoods. The two-day event featured two panels and an exhibition on the achievements made and challenges faced in addressing climate change through Bank activities across all sectors. The first panel explored approaches, opportunities and challenges in building resilience in Africa, while the second discussed financing and business models for building climate-resilience in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2019 16:30 UTC