Publications and media
Simon Brochut: "to understand the territory of Ganvié and to identifying the risks"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the European Union, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects....
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Baladk Festival: raising awareness about water scarcity through street art
Jordan’s capital Amman hosted, in October 2021, the 9th edition of the “Baladk Street & Urban Art Festival”, organized by Al Balad Theater. The international and local artists participating in thi...
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Research Conversations replay: Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Assam: Forest communities lead forest conservation
In Assam, AFD is supporting the Assam Project for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC) as it trains local communities in alternate livelihoods. Through these new trades, local residents can su...
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Evaluation Summary - Jabban Hydel Project, Pakistan
In Pakistan, in the energy sector, the Jabban project (CKP1006) was subject to an evaluation in 2021. The Pakistani energy sector suffers under insufficient installed capacities leading to power shutd...
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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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Côte d'Ivoire: Climate information for agriculture
In Côte d'Ivoire, agriculture is facing increased weather variability and a declining trend in rainfall, due to climate change. In this context, meteorological and climate information is an essential...
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Including agricultural water management in the governance and sustainable development of rural territories
The sustainable development of a territory depends on the capacity of its actors to define, plan and finance actions that are part of a strategic vision promoted by a local authority and a locally leg...
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Climate change in Viet Nam, Impacts and adaptation
On the occasion of COP26, this report is proposing an assessment of the socio-economic impacts of climate change in Viet Nam by 2050, based on the intermediary results of the GEMMES Viet Nam research...
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Climate Challenges: Making the Transition in Africa a Success
Africa has many advantages that will enable it to keep a low carbon footprint while achieving economic take-off. A just transition pathway that reconciles socioeconomic and climate imperatives is poss...
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Urban cooling solutions
As part of its commitment to support the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, AFD Group helps cities in developing countries and in French overseas territories improve their resilience to cl...
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AFD and Namibia
Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. Along with its partners (government, priv...
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The Future of Work in Africa
The Future of Work in Africa focuses on the key themes of creating productive jobs and addressing the needs of those left behind. It highlights how global trends, especially the adoption of digital te...
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Developing Countries’ Macroeconomic Exposure to the Low-carbon Transition
This paper aims at providing estimates of countries’ macroeconomic exposures to the low-carbon transition. We develop a method to evaluate countries’ external, fiscal and socio-economic exposure, and,...
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TCFD (Task-Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure) Report
The Task-Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) aims to improve corporate climate-related financial transparency. It encourages companies to disclose information on how climate-related o...
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Mapping 500+ Development Banks
The Institute of New Structural Economics (INSE) at Peking University and the Agence française de développement (AFD) are collaborating to build the first comprehensive database on public development...
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Support for Civil Society Organizations - 2020 Activity Report
The year 2020 was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused a global health, economic and social crisis. This crisis mobilized all public, private and nonprofit actors. They strengthened their dia...
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Research Conversations replay: Structural Change and Green Growth in Colombia
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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AFD Group in Southern Africa
In Southern Africa, AFD Group intervenes in ten countries: Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. AFD Group supports the Southern...
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Making abortion safer: a vital necessity
One-third of the 200 million pregnancies per year are un- wanted. These are closely linked to difficulties in acces-sing sex education and effective contraceptive methods. Unwanted pregnancies are a p...
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In Laos, technology for heritage protection
To better identify and protect the historic sites of Champasak and Vat Phu, the EFEO is deploying a special technology: a LIDAR survey. Using a laser, this technology makes it possible to locate ancie...
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