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Impacts

Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for millions in Ethiopia

Ethiopia
World Toilet Day on November 19 highlights the dangers of lacking sanitary facilities, and the search for sustainable solutions. With an estimated 419 million people practising "open defecation" worldwide, the need for access to clean, safe toilets for all is more urgent than ever. Which is why AFD is funding a number of initiatives, including two flagship projects in Ethiopia. One will provide 2.6 million people with improved, gender-sensitive sanitation facilities and the second will improve access to water for 1 million people in 45 towns.
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On the Ground

Bangladesh: Sorting the Sanitation Situation to Protect the Ecosystem

Chattogram Bangladesh
On the southeast coast of Bangladesh, Chattogram is one of the world’s oldest ports with a natural harbour. But the bustling port city struggles to deal with sewage management, which is taking its toll on the environment. Ahead of World Water Day, we take a look at the increasingly ambitious measures being taken to rehabilitate the sanitation system in Bangladesh, with AFD support.
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On the Ground

Confronting Gender-based Violence in Rwanda and Reigniting hope for the Future

Rwanda
More than a third of young women have been victims of some form of violence. How can we prevent violence based on gender, age, and disability and help survivors to rebuild their lives? In Rwanda, the Reka project works to provide better-coordinated care, and uses the arts and sports in its support for the project participants.
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Interview

The Question of our Era: What to do about Climate Migration

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Un passeport et deux mains
International organizations are struggling to agree on how to deal with the massive population displacements linked to climate change and environmental crises. In a recently published book on African Economies in 2024 demographer Serge Rabier devotes a chapter to how this problem affects Africa in particular.
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Key Figure

Closing the $2.5 trillion Climate Gap in Africa

Namibie prairie champ climat biodiversité
The sheer scale of financing needed to cope with climate change is coming to light, and in Africa, it is an eye-watering $2.5 trillion. To help countries put in motion climate strategies, development banks are working to narrow the massive gap, as highlighted in the fifth edition of “African Economies”, a report on the continent’s economic prospects in 2024, recently published in collaboration with AFD.
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Impacts

Solid Partnerships for Making Buildings Sustainable

Kere
Buildings, both in their construction and day-to-day maintenance, require enormous amounts of energy. How to make them more sustainable? This was the objective of the Buildings and Climate Global Forum, held in Paris earlier this month. AFD is supporting this movement through nearly 50 projects around the world as part of the Program for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB).
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