Statement by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the Global Commission on Adaptation, New York, September 24...

Co-Chairs, Colleagues,   The African Development Bank fully supports the Global report of the Global Commission on adaptation. African countries are facing extreme weather events. We saw the cyclone devastation recently in Southern Africa, with so much destruction of lives, property and infrastructure. The African Development Bank immediately provided $103 million in financing support for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. […] Read More