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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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Tackling Inequality and Climate Change Simultaneously in South Africa

Tag Climate Fighting Inequalities Africa South Africa
Afrique du Sud
“No country should have to choose between tackling poverty and preserving the planet,” French President Emmanuel Macron told the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact this summer. It’s a sentiment shared by activists and leaders around the world. As the first country to sign a Just Energy Transition Partnership in 2021, South Africa is making every effort to resolve this dilemma. With COP28 just a few days away, what have they found?
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Nature's Laboratories for Climate change: How the EU and AFD are protecting the Planet’s Poles

Tag Biodiversity Climate Three Oceans Reunion
Terres australes antarctiques françaises adaptation changement climatique sauvegarde biodiversité
The first-ever international summit on glaciers and the poles, held in Paris this month, shed light on the role played by the planet’s extreme regions in regulating the climate and preserving biodiversity. From the Tropics to the Antarctic, we take a closer look at these remote areas, which are open-air laboratories for how the planet is enduring the effects of climate change.
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Toilets are Producing Energy in East Africa's Largest Informal Settlement

Tag Water and Sanitation Energy Health and Social Protection Africa Kenya
Kibera
Around the world, some 3.5 billion people are living without safe toilets, and close to 1,000 children under five die every day due to a lack of sanitation facilities. Ahead of World Toilet Day this Sunday, we take a look at a system in Kenya that not only disposes of waste, but also provides sustainable forms of energy.
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Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for millions in Ethiopia

Tag 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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Young People learn to use Diplomacy to Defend Biodiversity

Tag Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity Biodiversity Climate France
Simulation COP sensibilisation
In the approach to Cop28 in Dubai in two weeks, AFD has launched a new teaching kit on climate change, following on from its first kit focusing on biodiversity. This innovative experience gives students the opportunity to simulate the COP negotiation process, modeled on international talks, for insights into the complex underway.
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