AfDB PartnershipsAfDB Partnerships- Progress in 2011 - - Progress in 2011 -

AfDB PAfDB Partnerships Forum 2012artnerships Forum 2012Transforming Partnerships Towards Transforming Partnerships Towards

a Green and Inclusive Africaa Green and Inclusive Africa

22 March 2012Tunis

OutlineOutline

I.Resource Windows of the African Development Bank GroupII.Trust FundsIII.New Partnerships IV.Way Forward

Resource Windows of the AfDB GroupResource Windows of the AfDB Group

Trust FundsTrust Funds

In 2011USD 127 million newly mobilized for USD 127 million newly mobilized for

Trust FundsTrust Funds

USD 15 million for Single Donor Funds

USD 112 million for Thematic Funds

320 Trust Fund projects ongoing for USD 421 million (as of March 2012)

New Thematic Funds Established in 2011New Thematic Funds Established in 2011South-South Cooperation Trust Fund South-South Cooperation Trust Fund with BrazilBrazil (USD 6 million) approved by the Board in March 2011 --- other donors being mobilized to set up a Multi-donor Fund

African Ecological Footprint Report African Ecological Footprint Report being prepared to be launched at the Bank Annual Meetings and Rio+20

Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa with DenmarkDenmark (USD 57 million) approved by the Board in July 2011 --- other donors being mobilized

New Partners for the Bank’s Trust FundsNew Partners for the Bank’s Trust Funds

The Gates Foundation has newly joined the African Water Facility for USD 12 million in June 2011Switzerland has contributed USD 20 million for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative in November 2011

Trust Funds Highlights 2011Trust Funds Highlights 2011

Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) technical assistance grant of USD xxx to implement Greenfield microfinance institutions in Liberia, Tanzania and Nigeria in partnership with Access Bank Group – these institutions now provide support for micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development.

Technical Assistance/ Capacity Building Technical Assistance/ Capacity Building

for inclusive development in Africafor inclusive development in Africa

Congo Basin Forest Fund grants for Capacity Building in Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) – EUR 18 million.

Fund for African Private Sector Assistance grant to the African Carbon Support Program to assist projects in regional member countries to access carbon finance – USD 910,000.

India Trust Fund grant support for the use of Private Public Partnerships for the development of West African Power Pool (WAPP) Energy Infrastructure Training held in the ECOWAS region – USD 95,000.

UK DFID grant support for Climate Change Executive Trainings held at the AfDB – GBP 175,000.

Technical Assistance/Capacity Building

for green growth in Africafor green growth in Africa

Japan Trust Fund grant support for the Bank’s Regional Integration Regional Integration Strategy Papers (RISP)Strategy Papers (RISP). The interventions proposed in the Central African RISP aim to contribute to balanced development in the region while taking into account the sensitive nature of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem.

Knowledge Generation/Economic and Sector Work

Canada Trust Fund grant support for the Bank’s Flagship Study on Regional Integration Regional Integration and Stabilityand Stability in West Africa – “Infrastructure and Growth in Sierra Leone” is the first report completed to inform the country’s Public Investment Program.

Knowledge Generation/ Economic and Sector Work

Climate Finance PartnershipClimate Finance PartnershipThe AfDB is an implementing agency of the Climate Climate Investment Fund (CIF)Investment Fund (CIF) - one of the largest fast-tracked climate financing instruments in the world (USD 6.5 billion). In line with the Bank’s strategic objectives and mandate, the CIF supports low carbon and low carbon and climate resilient projects in climate resilient projects in Africa, Africa, with USD 2.5 billion of concessional finance.

New Institutional New Institutional PartnershipsPartnerships

Partnerships MOU with the Agricultural Bank Agricultural Bank of Chinaof China on co-financing in June 2011Partnerships MOU with the Statistics Norway Statistics Norway on statistical capacity building in September 2011Partnerships MOU with the Asian Asian Development BankDevelopment Bank on Trade Financing in May 2011

Partnerships MOU with the World Wild Fund the World Wild Fund for Naturefor Nature on Green Development in July 2011

African Ecological Footprint Report African Ecological Footprint Report being prepared to be launched at the Bank Annual Meetings and Rio+20

Partnerships MOU with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Collaboration in North Africa in September 2011

The Way ForwardThe Way Forward

Develop and mobilize more flexible menu of instruments to meet the emerging and diversifying needs of the client regional member countries in collaboration with partners

To be reflected in the Bank’s Long-term Strategy towards 2022 through consultations with the development partners

To broaden the resource base, and diversify the forms of partnerships and types of partners --- AfDB as a “Global Connector”AfDB as a “Global Connector”

In line with the Busan Partnership for Effective Development CooperationEx. South-South Cooperation, Knowledge Partnerships, Non-state partners, Africa partners

Thank you

Partnerships and Cooperation UnitPartnerships@afdb.org