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Defying Desertification: Feeding Populations without Plundering the Planet

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Climate Africa Egypt Latin America Brazil
Rainforest in Costa Rica: Feeding Populations without Plundering the Planet
In the quest to feed a rapidly global population, certain modes of farming and food production are damaging the environment and stripping the earth of valuable nutrients and minerals. For the opening of COP16 Desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we look at the worldwide search for sustainable ways to produce food while protecting the planet.
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On the Ground

Enriching Soil Fertility Worldwide for Food Security

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Climate Africa Latin America Three Oceans
Madagascar
In the face of growing food insecurity, COP 16 Desertification, which opens on December 2, highlights the crucial issues of land degradation and soil fertility. Committed to implementing the ecological and agricultural transition worldwide, AFD Group is working to preserve and restore land, notably through agroecology. Here's an overview.
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On the Ground

A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment

Tag Employment Mobility and transport Africa Djibouti
Djibouti
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union, this center aims to equip young people with the skills they need to enter the labor market.
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Shared Innovation

Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition

Tag Energy Digital and Innovation Africa Kenya Nigeria
Kenya énergie
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partnership with the European Commission and ADEME. Its goal is to support the energy sector’s digital transition and increase access to electricity in Africa, in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7.
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3 Questions for…

Third call for proposals for Academia Partnerships Africa-France projects: “Be creative, be original!”

Tag Education and Training PeA programme « Academia partnerships Africa-France» Digital and Innovation Africa Ethiopia
Formation
How can we foster the construction of academia partnerships between Africa and France geared to contributing to countries’ sustainable development? Now that the third edition of the Academia Partnerships Africa-France (PeA) has just kicked off, a focus on feedback from the ETHIOPIE 4.0 project, funded under the second edition of the PeA.
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Decoding

Artificial Intelligence, Data... How Can We Promote Equitable Technological Development?

Tag Fighting Inequalities Digital and Innovation
New technologies
Significant investment is essential to bridge the global technology gap and ensure that all countries are prepared for the age of AI. To support public and private investors in this effort, the French Development Agency (AFD) has developed a groundbreaking tool: the Artificial Intelligence Investment Potential Index (AIIPI).
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3 Questions for…

AFD Group Takes a Look Back on Ten Years of Sustainable Bond Issuances

Tag Financial Systems Biodiversity Climate Fighting Inequalities
nouveau cadre emissions odd afd
To mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance, AFD Group organized a special conference on November 18, 2024, to present its new bond framework aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lenaïg Mallegol, Funding & Treasury Officer at AFD, explains how these financial instruments direct the necessary resources towards projects with a major environmental and social impact.
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