Events
From Research to Action – Critical Minerals: At the Heart of the Transition
Risks, Financing, and Partnerships for a Just European Strategy.
May 6, 2026
One Health Summit: better health for all life and the planet
On 7 April 2026, France will host the One Health Summit to mark World Health Day, bringing together heads of state and government from around the world to accelerate the implementation of the One Heal...
From April 5, 2026 to April 7, 2026
Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Future Epidemics? Data Sharing as a Key to Transforming Epidemiological Su...
As epidemic risks become increasingly global and health governance frameworks evolve, AI is opening new possibilities for anticipating crises — provided that a robust and secure international data-sha...
Online
April 1, 2026
Group AFD at ChangeNOW
Held from 30 March to 1 April 2026 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, the ChangeNOW forum will bring together 40,000 participants from 140 countries, showcasing 1,000 innovative solutions and hosti...
From March 30, 2026 to April 1, 2026
Human rights in the face of the climate crisis
Integrating a human rights-based approach into climate policies.
March 26, 2026
Building bridges through AI
Fostering India–Africa–France Dialogue to Advance AI for the Common Good
Online
January 28, 2026
Who controls critical minerals in a fragmented world — and what is left for developing countries?
The energy transition is opening new development opportunities, driven by the growing demand for green technologies. Yet developing countries often remain confined to the role of raw-material supplier...
Online
January 14, 2026
AFD-OECD Joint Workshop
Ministries of Finance, Public Development Banks, Financial Authorities and the Legacy of COP30: Towards Just Transition, Climate and Nature Economic Policy Scenarios
December 10, 2025
TechTalks: “Unseen and Unheard: How Technology Facilitates Gender-Based Violence and What We Can Do About It”
From harassment to sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, including doxxing (the malicious publication of personal information) and deepfakes (AI-manipulated pornographic imagery), gender-based...
Online
From November 27, 2025 to November 27, 2025
Research Conversations | Indonesia: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Transition
An archipelago of 17,500 islands and a major coal producer, Indonesia has engaged in an ambitious decarbonization effort under the JETP (Just Energy Transition Partnership). But how can the country b...
Online
November 19, 2025
AFD Group at COP30
Held from November 11 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will bring together world leaders,...
From November 10, 2025 to November 21, 2025
Second World Summit for Social Development 2025
The second UN event dedicated to the fight against poverty and inequality since 1995, the وثائق | Second World Summit for Social Development 2025 follows on from the Fourth International Conference on...
From November 4, 2025 to November 6, 2025
Banque de France - Ferdi - AFD International Conference
This conference follows on from a conference held in July 2021 entitled "Facing climate change: what financial choices for Africa?", whose conclusions highlighted Africa's disproportionate vulnerabili...
Online
From November 3, 2025 to November 5, 2025
AFD Group: Partner of the 8th Paris Peace Forum
Since 2018, the Paris Peace Forum has aimed to reinvent diplomacy in a world shaped by geopolitical, climatic, and technological upheavals. For its eighth edition, the Forum will strive to promote sol...
Paris
From October 29, 2025 to October 30, 2025
AFD Group at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Every four years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress brings together nature conservation experts to determine priorities and actions for sustainable...
From October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025
Bridging Divides: Evidence-Based Policies for Inequality Reduction and Sustainable Development
International conference of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities
From October 7, 2025 to October 8, 2025
Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
Ten years after the Addis Ababa Conferenceand the historic climate agreement signed at COP21 in Paris, the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will be held, under the aegi...
From June 30, 2025 to July 3, 2025
Mobilization and impact at scale – High-Level Event in Paris on Mainstreaming Scaling
Impact at scale: Meet on June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
How to measure the costs and economic risks of strong sustainability development
#ResearchConversationsAFD
June 11, 2025
UNOC 2025 – THE UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE
From 9 to 13 June 2025, France will host the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, in partnership with Costa Rica. This major international summit will bring together heads of state, i...
From June 9, 2025 to June 13, 2025
