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Vietnam's global warming challenge: navigating in the context of intensified extreme rainfall and worsening dr...
Vietnam, a dynamic developing nation and a major agricultural exporter, faces growing exposure to the dual threats of droughts and extreme rainfall under global warming. Designing efficient adaptation...
Increasing flood risks in the Vietnamese Ca river basin: a challenge for reservoir-based flood management
As global warming is expected to intensify extreme rainfall over Vietnam, an increase in flooding is also anticipated. To study this issue for the Ca river basin, we conducted an assessment of future...
Extreme heat in Vietnamese urban areas should be addressed more concretely in climate adaptation plans
Vietnamese fast-growing cities are increasingly affected by extreme heat events due to global warming compounded by the urban heat island (UHI) effect. This trend threatens public health, infrastructu...
Vietnam’s Future Under A Warming World: The Growing Challenge of Heat Stress
As global warming intensifies, Vietnam is expected to experience more frequent and intense extreme heat events in the coming decades. Designing efficient adaptation strategies in the face of these gro...
How can mutually beneficial economic interactions between transhumant and sedentary populations be promoted in...
In the Sahel, traditional agropastoral systems involve economic and social interactions between transhumant herders and sedentary populations. While economic complementarity fosters the exchange of go...
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Biodiversity, macroeconomics and sovereign risk
This study explores the links between biodiversity, macroeconomics and sovereign risk, with a focus on emerging and developing countries (EDCs). As a starting point, it details the channels identified...
Handbook on Inequality Measurement for Country Studies - Updated version
Writing a country level study on inequality can be an intimidating task for researchers. How does one begin to conceptualize such a study? What needs to be included? What sorts of analyses are require...
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L'économie africaine 2026: English version of Introduction & 1st Chapter
Year on year since 2020, L’Économie Africaine has established itself as an essential snapshot of the continent’s major challenges, offering nuanced, data-driven analysis unfettered by accepted ideas....
Inequality and Climate Change Measuring Interlinkages to Inform Equitable Climate Policy
The interlinkages between climate change and socioeconomic inequality are increasingly acknowledged, yet analytical frameworks and empirical tools that jointly address these dimensions remain limited....
Evaluating the Performance of Selected Reanalysis Datasets over Vietnam
Vietnam, a country highly exposed to extreme weather events, still struggles to fill in significant gaps in its historical meteorological records, limiting a comprehensive understanding of past climat...
Developing Historical Gridded Climate Datasets for Vietnam Using Reanalysis Data and Station Observations Sinc...
Accurate and high-resolution gridded climate data are crucial for scientific applications, yet such data have long faced limitations due to sparse and uneven station networks. In this study, we addres...
The Climate Archives of Indochina - And their contribution in understanding climate change in Vietnam and Sout...
This article presents a new historical climate database called Climate data rescue of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It covers the period from 1867 to 1973. The oldest data were produced by military ho...
Sargassum strandings in the Caribbean - How can we integrate knowledge, innovation, and governance to find a s...
Although of natural origin, Sargassum has proliferated under the combined effects of climate change—warming waters, increased nutrient inputs, and altered ocean currents. The phenomenon has expanded a...
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Why does AFD also finance China, India, Brazil and Türkiye?
China, India, Brazil, Türkiye… Why does the AFD Group also operate in these major emerging economies, often perceived as established powers rather than “natural” priorities for development aid? Becaus...
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The transition wall: Assessing climate investment dynamics in vulnerable countries
Some developing economies are approaching what can be described as a “transition wall” – a situation in which they are highly vulnerable to climate change and nature loss, yet unable to mobilize the i...
Assessing CO2 Emissions from Deforestation and Fires in Bolivia Between 2010 and 2023
This study estimates net annual CO2 emissions from deforestation and fires in Bolivia from 2010 to 2023, considering both gross emissions and absorptions resulting from land clearing, land use change,...
Simulating the Employment and Inequality Impacts of the Energy Transition in Mexico: An Input–Output Approach
This paper examines the distributive and labor market impacts of Mexico’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy using a multisector input–output model calibrated to the 2020 national accoun...
Extreme Heat in Urban Areas of Vietnam: A Systematic Review
This study provides a systematic review of scientific and grey literature, in both english and vietnamese, on extreme heat in Vietnam’s urban areas. It assesses the current state of knowledge on this...
Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Flood Flow in the Ca River Basin (Vietnam)
The Ca River Basin, one of the largest transboundary basins in Viet Nam, located in the North Central region, regularly faces large flood events causing great damage to people’s lives and livelihoods....
Rwanda: Building Clean Infrastructure for a Green and Inclusive Future
In Rwanda, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is supporting the country’s accelerating green transition through Ireme Invest — an initiative led by the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD).
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Panorama of worldwide Climate and Nature solutions: supporting low-carbon, resilient and nature-positive transitions
This new edition of the World Tour of Climate Solutions presents a sample of projects, offering concrete and inspiring responses, financed by AFD Group. This collection invites you to discover a sel...
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