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What can we expect from COP27?
Signatory states to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are meeting from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th edition of the Conference of Parties. The s...
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GRET: in Laos, a partnership at the service of commons
In Laos, AFD is working with GRET to promote commons. Often of vital importance to local communities, they can be defined as natural or cultural resources shared by a group of people who together d...
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Strong sustainability: reconciling environmental, social and economic objectives
How can we ensure a just and truly sustainable ecological transition that does not pre-empt the development of the poorest countries? AFD is proposing a new approach to the construction of development...
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Vietnam -2021-2025 Strategy
Even though Vietnam was one of the world’s poorest countries in the mid-1980s, it achieved LMIC status in 2010. Vietnam has initiated its transition to a low-carbon trajectory, but remains economicall...
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Namma Metro : the lifeline of Bengaluru
AFD is financing the Bengaluru metro project for a total amount of €310 million. A lifeline which is welcomed and enjoyed by Bangaloreans, who face the challenge of traffic jams on a daily basis. Ben...
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Indonesia - 2022-2026 Strategy
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago and the leading power in Southeast Asia. Over the period 2022–2026, the overarching goal of AFD Group’s activity in Indonesia will be to accompany the coun...
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Aquaculture : improving food security in Cambodia
In Cambodia, Ney Srey Pou is preparing her thesis within the framework of the CapFish project, financed by AFD and the European Union. By working on the development of aquaculture and fish farming in...
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AFD Group and Moldova
The Republic of Moldova faces significant geopolitical, economic and social challenges, in a context of multiple crises, while counting on its many assets. AFD Group supports the country in its conver...
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Semestrial Panorama 2022 #2
The rise in commodity prices had already been happening since mid-2020 and is subject to an in-depth analysis in this third issue of the semi-annual MacroDev Panorama. The objective is to place the dr...
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Sunref Palestine- Success Stories
Committed to Palestine’s ecological transition, Sunref Palestine aims at helping private actors to seize the opportunities of energy and environmental transition via facilitated access to green financ...
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A partnership for the energy transition in Vietnam
AFD and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have been partners for over 20 years. To illustrate the strength of this collaboration, let us take you on a tour of two emblematic projects supported by AFD: Se San...
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Catherine Simonet and Camille Laporte: the importance of evaluating the Minka fund
In the face of increasingly complex crisis, development gains are under threat. In response, France has created a financing tool dedicated to peacebuilding: the Minka Fund. Five years after its launch...
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Evaluation Summary - The Jodhpur Water Supply Project, Rajasthan, India
In India, the Jodhpur Water Supply Project (CIN 1029 et CIN 1056) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The main objectives were : - Containing the emissions of the green-house gases (GHGs) through t...
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Evaluation Summary - Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS) in Philippines
In Philippines, the Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS – CPH1026) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The DRM-IS technical assistance aims to contribute to...
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AFD and Bangladesh
Since 2012, AFD and Bangladesh have been working together to develop low-carbon infrastructure and to promote access to essential services for the people. AFD acts through loans and also mobilizes Eur...
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Cambodia Liquid Gold
Travel to eastern Cambodia, where a special product is collected: Mondulkiri wild honey. Registered for over a year as a geographical indication, it is harvested in a sustainable manner, with respect...
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Beirut: a healthcare center for the disadvantaged
In a context of deterioration of the Lebanese health system, AFD, trough Minka Peace and resilience fund, has decided to intervene to ensure the provision of quality and sustainable health care to Leb...
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AFD group and the Palestinian Territories
Present since 1999 in the Palestinian Territories where it has already invested more than 500 million euros, AFD group continues, as part of its country strategy 2021-2025, to contribute to the implem...
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India: a resilient, revitalised water supply for jodhpur
Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Located in the Thar Desert, the city is familiar with the challenges of water scarcity. Reservoirs and stepwells dating back to the...
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Sunref Palestine: An AFD Group Green Finance label
Sunref, an AFD Group green finance label, helps economic actors in developing and emerging countries seize the opportunities offered by energy and environmental transitions and encourages local financ...
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Orients - 2021-2025 Regional Strategy
The “Orients” region stretches from the Balkans to Indonesia and harbours important challenges for international peace, and for the collective global transition towards low-carbon, economic and social...
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