Publications and media
Why is ocean acidification a major political issue?
Ocean acidification, caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, is one of the most worrying challenges of climate change. It threatens marine ecosystems, in particular cor...
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How can nature support resilience planning and climate action in cities?
This policy brief provides feedback on a new rapid approach to identifying (i) climate and natural risks, (ii) potential nature-based solutions (NbS) to address those risks, and (iii) strategies to im...
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Pacific Ocean - 10 flagship projets for the ocean
In June 2025, the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) brings the international community together with one goal in mind: to protect the oceans and their resources to strengthen the implementation...
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AFD Group Evaluations Report 2025
What lessons can be learned from the projects supported by the AFD Group? How can we enhance the effectiveness of our action? The insights gained from evaluations contribute to continuous learning,...
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Highlights from AFD Group Evaluations Report 2025
What lessons can be learned from the projects supported by the AFD Group? How can we enhance the effectiveness of our action? The insights gained from evaluations contribute to continuous learning,...
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Realizing the Potential of National Development Banks to Boost Sustainable Development Financing with MDB Supp...
The world’s public development banks cannot avoid confronting the global environmental and climate finance crises. Nor should they. This research paper asks, ‘What do national development banks (NDBs)...
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AFD-CIRAD Joint Position Paper
Faced with the worsening triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity—particularly in developing countries, it is becoming urgent to fundamentally rethink food...
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Marine heatwaves and coral bleaching: what are the opportunities and challenges for research and public policy...
Marine heatwaves, intensified by climate change, are placing increasing pressure on tropical coral reefs and threatening their resilience. Understanding these phenomena and their ecological impacts is...
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Evaluating projects: a key issue for AFD
When a project ends, AFD's operational teams systematically assess the project's progress—resources, achievements, and results—by drafting a completion report. A project evaluation can then be conduct...
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Can food vouchers support adaptive social protection and build climate resilience in the philippines?
Exploratory analysis of the linkages and synergies between Walang Gutom and the Philippines Adaptive Social Protection System. To go further : AFD group's program at the "Nutrition for Growth" (N4G...
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AFD Group and nutrition
Nearly 30% of the world’s population faces food insecurity, with almost 150 million children suffering from stunted growth primarily as a result of poor and undernutrition. But the impact of malnutrit...
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Where does AFD's money come from, and where does it go ?
For more than 80 years, the Agence Française de Développement has contributed to implementing France's policy on development, sustainable investment and international solidarity. Through its public se...
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An Analytical Framework to Assess Green Transition Jobs in South Africa
The threat of climate change and the resultant catastrophic weather events across the globe underpin the need for a shift away from carbon-intensive modes of production. In South Africa, where the gen...
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How to build a pro-nature economy?
What are the effects of the degradation of nature on the financial system and the economy? How can they be assessed? AFD researchers and their partners have developed a methodology to identify the eco...
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Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach
This paper examines the impact of the green transition on the Colombian labor market. Using a task-based approach and data from the 2022 Colombian Household Survey, we find that approximately 22.6% of...
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AFD Group’s position on carbon finance
Carbon finance is experiencing significant growth in the countries and sectors where the AFD Group operates, serving as a promising lever for additional funding toward mitigation projects and, more br...
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An updated SDG bond issuance framework for AFD
In 2020, to align its 100% Paris Agreement and 100% Social Link commitments with its market presence, AFD Group introduced a bond issuance framework aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG...
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What is the role of research at AFD?
Global warming, safeguarding biodiversity, preserving social ties.... AFD is involved in developing hundreds of projects around the world to meet the UN's sustainable development goals. To better supp...
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Tracking the Path of Ocean Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
Insights from modelling and monitoring the circulation of marine debris in Indonesia Southeast Asian countries face a significant plastic pollution challenge. This policy brief explores how advance...
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Assessing the state of the environment in Colombia: What can we learn from the ESGAP analysis
As part of the ECOPRONAT research programme, AFD supports the development of methodologies for assessing environmental sustainability on a territorial scale using the ESGAP (Environmental Sustainabili...
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