Publications and media
Atlantic Ocean : our regional flagship projects
In a region marked by collective challenges, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is committed to fostering regional integration among overseas territories and promoting collective responses. Throu...
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Accelerating Daily Carpooling in the French Overseas Territories
In the French Overseas territories, as in mainland France, individual car use is largely predominant, generating negative externalities (environmental and economic). It is all the more important in th...
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AFD group’s regional offer in the Atlantic region
Composed of the French Development Agency (AFD), in charge of financing the public sector and NGOs, research and training, its subsidiary Proparco, dedicated to fi nancing and support for the private...
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Atlantic Ocean - 2021 Activity Report
Beyond the diversity of the territories of the Atlantic Ocean, common issues invite us to think about a regional development of the basin to bring the actors into dialogue, find sustainable solutions...
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AFD Group and Europe in the Atlantic Ocean
AFD Group and the European Union (EU) have been working together since 2008 to strengthen the impact of their financing and the effectiveness of development assistance. The EU is a privileged partner...
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AFD and Biodiversity in the Atlantic Ocean
The Caribbean is home to about 1% of the world’s biodiversity, 10% of the world’s coral reefs and a large proportion of the world’s endemic species. Caribbean countries are heavily dependent on marine...
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AFD group partner of a 100% renewable Caribbean
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the UN in 2015, AFD Group supports local energy transition initiatives in the Caribbean, both through public policy dialogue and suppor...
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Atlantic Ocean - 2020 Activity Report
Despite their diversity, the territories around the Atlantic Ocean share common issues that call for a regional approach to development. This can consist in encouraging dialogue among stakeholders, fi...
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Linking weather forecasts and risk financing
Eastern Caribbean states are highly exposed to extreme weather. Advances in impact forecasting and disaster risk financing create opportunities for reducing the impacts of imminent disasters; but prop...
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Committed emissions and the risk of stranded assets from power plants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has the least carbon-intensive electricity sector of any region in the world, as hydropower remains the largest source of electricity. But are existing plans cons...
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Three Oceans Strategy
Present in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, France has five departments and regions and seven overseas collectivities which are home to 2.7 million French citizens. Scattered across the globe,...
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