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One Water Summit: laying the groundwork for action ahead of the UN Water Conference in 2026

Tag Water and Sanitation Egypt Brazil Eurasia and Beyond Kazakhstan
eau assainissement acces traitement gestion Inde
On December 3, France, Kazakhstan and the World Bank Group co-organized the One Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the margins of the COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Having taken part in this summit, Lionel Goujon, Head of AFD’s Water and Sanitation Division, highlights its importance for a sector without a global governance model.
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Palestinian Territories: a Model Hospital for Healthcare and Sustainability

Tag Crises and conflicts Health and Social Protection Eurasia and Beyond Palestine
Saint Joseph hospital Jerusalem Palestine
AFD is supporting an ambitious project to renovate and expand Saint Joseph's Hospital in the Palestinian Territories. With additional financing from the PEEB Med program, in partnership with the European Union, this initiative aims to improve access to healthcare while integrating energy efficiency measures to reduce the hospital's carbon footprint.
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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Climate Water and Sanitation Africa Burkina Faso Djibouti Ethiopia Niger Nigeria Senegal Chad
Grande muraille verte COP désertification Sahel AFD
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by eleven countries, this initiative aims to regreen 100 million hectares of land and improve living conditions in the Sahel by 2030. Sandra Rullière, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division at AFD, discusses the challenges and future for this key project.
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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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