Saturday, March 18, 2023
  • Home
  • Markets & Companies
  • Business & Economy
  • INNOVATION
  • EMPIRE
  • OPINION
  • CULTURAL CURRENTS
  • Features
  • AE Magazine
  • CORPORATE RENDEZVOUS
Financial Street
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Markets & Companies
  • Business & Economy
  • INNOVATION
  • EMPIRE
  • OPINION
  • CULTURAL CURRENTS
  • Features
  • AE Magazine
  • CORPORATE RENDEZVOUS
Financial Street
No Result
View All Result

De-prioritising growth that compromises our global commons

Akinwumi Adesina by Akinwumi Adesina
January 12, 2021
in OPINION
0
Remarks by AfDB's Adesina at 'Finance in Common Summit'
0
SHARES
10
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsApp

Your Excellency, President Emmanuel Macron, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, Your Excellency President Ghazouani of Mauritania, Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.

I wish to thank President Macron for inviting me to this One Planet Summit’s Great Green Wall Investment Summit. In a complex world that requires strong leadership, you are providing amazing leadership on the climate agenda.

READ ALSO

Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes

Peter Obi: A New Nigeria is Truly Possible

As we rebuild from coronavirus and its impacts on our world, we must recalibrate growth. We must prioritise growth that protects the environment and biodiversity, and we must de-prioritise growth that compromises our global commons.

Read Also:

  • Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes
    Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes

The Great Green Wall is part of Africa’s environmental defense system — a shield against the onslaughts of desertification and degradation. The future of the Sahel region of Africa depends on the Great Green Wall. Without the Great Green Wall, in the face of climate change and desertification, the Sahel may disappear.

The Great Green Wall is a wall worth building. A wall that brings people together, not one that pulls them apart. A wall that insulates, not one that isolates. A wall that protects our collective existence. A wall for the environment — a wall for the planet.

By building the Great Green Wall, we will secure the Sahel, reduce climate change, reduce migration and improve the lives of people.

The African Development Bank has launched a $20bn Desert-to-Power programme to build the largest solar zone in the world in the Sahel. This will provide electricity for 250m people and help to protect the Great Green Wall. If there is no access to energy, the Great Green Wall will be no more than trees waiting to be turned into charcoal.

I applaud the efforts of President Macron and Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and of African heads of state, on the Great Green Wall. You can be assured of my very strong support and that of the African Development Bank.

I am therefore pleased to announce that the African Development Bank will mobilize $6.5bn in support of the Great Green Wall over the next five years.

 

Together we will secure the future of the Sahel.

Together we will save our continent.

Together we will save our planet.

Thank you.

 

*Speech by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the One Planet Summit, Great Green Wall Investment Summit, January 11, 2021

Tags: AfDBDe-prioritising growthGreat Green WallRecalibrate growth

Get real time update about this post categories directly on your device, subscribe now.

Unsubscribe
Akinwumi Adesina

Akinwumi Adesina

Related Posts

Ndi Enugu
Front Page

Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes

March 16, 2023
Nigeria
Front Page

Peter Obi: A New Nigeria is Truly Possible

March 9, 2023
Kelue Chiadikobi
Front Page

Obiano: The unsung hero of Anambra

September 15, 2022
Juliana Ajayi
Front Page

Once upon a dream in Anambra

September 7, 2022
How WorldRemit’s fintech touches lives in rural Cameroon
OPINION

How WorldRemit’s fintech touches lives in rural Cameroon

September 3, 2022
How partners drive digital transformation
OPINION

Channel to success: How partners drive digital transformation

September 3, 2022
Next Post
Nigerians selected for #Youtubeblackvoice grant

Nigerians selected for #Youtubeblackvoice grant


Naira4Dollar Rates
ADVERTISEMENT

RECENT STORIES

Ndi Enugu

Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes

March 16, 2023
Nigeria

Peter Obi: A New Nigeria is Truly Possible

March 9, 2023
Enugu

Oby Onwe: Defying political odds in Enugu

March 4, 2023
fixpolitics

INEC has breached trust of Nigerians –FixPolitics

March 2, 2023
Monetary

Monetary policy: Nigeria on the road to India?

February 22, 2023
political

Restoring Nigeria’s economy with disruptive political class

February 22, 2023
Enugu West

Enechionyia advocates good governance for Enugu West

February 22, 2023

TRENDING

  • Ndi Enugu

    Ndi Enugu, wake up, shine your eyes

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Why Nigerian consumers prefer foreign goods

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The world of hire purchase transporters in Lagos

    2 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What naira devaluation means for Nigeria’s economy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Changing face of Nigeria’s financial industry with Optimus

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Financial Street

© Financial Street 2021. All Rights Reserved.

More Links

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE
  • PERSONAL FINANCE
  • MARKETS & COMPANIES
    • APPOINTMENTS
    • COMMODITIES
    • COMPANIES
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMY
    • AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
    • AGRO-ECONOMY
    • AVIATION
    • BRANDS
    • CONSUMER GOODS
    • ECONOMY
    • ENERGY
    • ENVIRONMENT
    • FINANCIAL INCLUSION
    • INSURANCE & PENSIONS
    • INVESTMENT
    • MANUFACTURING
    • MARITIME
    • MONEY
    • MSMEs
    • PRODUCT REVIEW
    • STARTUPS
  • CULTURAL CURRENTS
  • EMPIRE
  • CORPORATE RENDEZVOUS