Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 June 2012—As a major and concrete legacy of the Rio+20 Conference, the Brazilian Government announced the creation of Rio+ Centre, the World Centre
Watch the video of the press conference given yesterday evening in Rio by the president of the African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 22, 2012/
In preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, African heads of state and ministers have been meeting on a consensus response. Africa’s priority areas are
TUNIS, Tunisia, June 21, 2012/ -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) and five other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to significantly leverage their commitment to sustainable
It is rare for a head of government to be greeted with applause at the very beginning of a speech before the United Nations General Assembly. But that’s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 June 2012 – effective implementation of sustainable energy solution is crucial for Africa’s successful long-term social and economic development, participants agreed on the
The Climate Vulnerable Forum has a number of sidelines events in the ongoing UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, in Brazil, to discuss their position and expectation from
Think about your life without electricity and other modern energy services: no light to read this by, no appliances, no refrigeration. No computers to link you to the
Interview with Kumi Naidoo executive director of Greenpeace International (in photo) - In advance of the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development — also known as “Rio+20”
