Projects by intervention sector
Agriculture and rural development projects
Supporting the promotion of Cambodian pepper and sugar
Cambodia’s traditional products are a real source of wealth for the country. Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar are two such products. AFD has been supporting a project to promote them and increase their exports since 2004. A pepper producer shares his experience.<Find out more>
Urban development projects
Combating air pollution in Cotonou
There is a pressing need to mitigate air pollution in Cotonou. AFD has encouraged the implementation of an innovative program to replace the highly-polluting two-stroke motorcycles with four-stroke motorcycles which discharge almost 85% less greenhouse gas and are much less polluting. <Find out more>
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Water projects
Peace canal to link the Red Sea and the Dead Sea
The project financed by AFD aims to achieve a sustainable management of water resources, preserve Red Sea and Dead Sea ecosystems and foster communication between the administrations of the relevant countries, donor community and public opinion. <Find out more>
Education projects
Project to support the Chad Education Sector Reform
In Chad, the government decided to pursue its efforts to improve the performance of the education system via the implementation of a new phase of its sectoral policy for 2008-2010. This should be endorsed by the Education For All Fast-Track Initiative. <Find out more>
Environment Projects
Mozambique: supporting Quirimbas National Park
AFD has been supporting the development of Quirimbas National Park in northern Mozambique since 2002. The project, in partnership with the Mozambican State and WWF, involves local populations in the sustainable management of natural resources. <Find out more> <Access Mozambique Portal>
Health projects
Mauritania: Insurance to reduce pregnancy and childbirth-related risks
Risks relating to pregnancy and childbirth can be shared thanks to the obstetrical package which was set up in 2002. Five years on, assisted childbirths in Nouakchott have risen by 48% as a result of this package. AFD is supporting the extension of the system all over Mauritania. <Find out more> <Accéder au portail Mauritanie>
Private sector Projects
Supporting Turkish companies’ environmentally positive investments
AFD is helping Turkey prepare its energy future by supporting TSK bank’s process which targets energy management and depollution projects by private businesses. <Find out more>
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Post-Crisis Projects
Pakistan: individual housing reconstruction in rural areas affected by the October 2005 earthquake
On 8 October 2005 a violent earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck India and Pakistan, mainly in Kashmir’s mountainous areas. AFD had been given its first mandate to operate in this type of post-crisis situation and wished to support the Pakistani authorities’ reconstruction efforts in rural disaster areas. <Find out more>