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Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for millions in Ethiopia

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Water and Sanitation
Gender Equality
Africa
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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Climate Change: 5 Actions to Turn the Tide in the next 3 Years

Tag Biodiversity Climate Energy
Climate IPCC REPORT
On the heels of Earth Day, one scientific observation gives new hope: according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it is still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 °C – provided we reduce global greenhouse gas emissions no later than three years from now. A challenge that calls for a host of actions on all fronts: here are five of them.
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Winners of AFD’s Digital Challenge: 2021 Edition

Tag Digital and Innovation Africa
Collage Digital Challenge
Since 2016, AFD Digital Challenge has rewarded the most innovative African start-ups and research teams working with digital technology and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. After five years of existence, 35 African start-ups have benefited from financial support and coaching to help them scale up.
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Tackling Climate-Related Financial Risk Across the Caribbean

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climate context in Caribbean
Officials across the Caribbean are studying matters of financial risk resulting from climate change, as part of an effort to mitigate the far-reaching impacts climatic events likely to affect the entire region. Representatives of central banks and development banks followed a series of online training workshops on “integrating climate-related financial risks” offered by AFD, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, as part of the AdaptAction Facility. Having taken the courses in February, they’re now putting the lessons into action at a time when the stakes are high – and rising.
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Moving Towards Sustainable Construction in Turkey

Tag Sustainable Cities Turkey
Energy-efficient buildings in Turkey
Intensifying demand for housing from growing populations is putting pressure on land and energy sources, particularly in Turkey. On the eve of Earth Day on 22 April, we take a look at AFD's support for the funding and acquisition of energy efficient housing there. With housing costs rapidly rising in Turkish cities, construction of new, energy-efficient homes will help reduce housing market pressures - and greenhouse gas emissions.
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