The 2024 Annual Workshop of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) was held on the theme “A practical road map for African DFIs in accessing green funds” on May 27, 2024, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop was hosted by AADFI members in Kenya – Kenya Development Corporation (KDC), Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), and Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) – and supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The workshop’s main objectives were to enhance African development finance institutions’ role in mobilizing green finance, update and expand their knowledge and operational methods for accessing green funds, and encourage peer learning and experience sharing. The workshop also discussed ways to make green funds more accessible, promote sustainable and equitable economic growth, and foster strong partnerships and collaboration for sustainable development.
The Opening Ceremony recorded the presence of Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury of the Republic of Kenya, represented by Mr. Lawrence Kibet, Director General of Public Investments and Portfolio Management of the Republic of Kenya; Dr. Kevin K. Kariuki, the Vice-President of Power, Energy Climate Change, and Green Growth at the African Development Bank (AfDB), represented by Prof. Anthony Nyong, Director for Climate Change and Green Growth of AfDB; Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), represented by Mr. Charles Nhemachena, Regional Director for Africa of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA); Mr. Thabo Thamane, Chairman of AADFI and CEO of the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA); and Ms. Norah Ratemo, Director General of the Kenya Development Corporation (KDC).