Research

More than 3 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change (IPCC, 2022). Yet, adapting to the impacts of climate change remains a complex process: multiple sectors as well as a wide range of social,...

Secondary cities are set to play a leading role in Madagascar’s development. AFD is contributing to enhancing their attractiveness, economic dynamism and governance.

Initiated by the Indian Ocean Commission, the SEGA (Epidemic Surveillance and Alert Management) network is entering its third phase. The goal: a permanent regional mechanism to control the risk of epidemics in the south-western Indian Ocean.

Improving teacher training and their supervision, building human resources management capacities, and providing establishments with teaching materials are the three main objectives of this project to improve education quality in Madagascar.

The Malagasy certification system, inherited from the colonial period, has resulted in deep-rooted land tenure insecurity. It is also a real impediment to development in a country where 80% of the population relies on agriculture for its resources. More flexible and regionally based, the new...

Since the CICID (Inter-ministerial Committee for International Co-operation and Development) meeting in 2005, sectoral capacity-building now falls under AFD’s responsibility/remit. At the same time, technical assistance has become an entirely separate intervention modality for AFD. In 2007, the...

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, the overseas territories concentrate 97% of France’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) – the second...

AFD is addressing the needs of the economy by supporting a project to modernize vocational training. It will involve creating two establishments: a hotel school and IT school, with a focus on sandwich courses. This is a first for Madagascar.

In 2012, AFD launched a call for NGO projects on “Biodiversity and Development: sharing biodiversity benefits to help village communities”. Funded by the Sectoral Innovation Facility for Non-governmental Organisations (FISONG), the call for projects aimed to promote specific know-how and NGO...

Since 2015, AFD Group has stepped up its commitment to initiatives that boost adaptation to climate change. A recent evaluation of 35 projects with an "adaptation" component in sub-Saharan Africa enables us to adjust our operations to the realities on the ground, and highlights major...

Waste in the capital of Madagascar saturates the Andralanitra landfill and poses serious health problems. AFD is helping the city secure and reorganize the landfill’s activity.

Due to a lack of adequate road infrastructure, the city of Antananarivo suffers from heavy traffic, which slows down both its economic development and that of the country. This project, which plans to extend the current urban bypass, will contribute to easing congestion on the city’s roads. This...

In Madagascar, disadvantaged populations or people living in remote areas are often excluded from the traditional financial system. This project aims to develop access to appropriate financial services.

As part of a project to support the justice system in Madagascar, a delegation of five staff members from the Malagasy National Prison Administration Training School (École Nationale d’Administration Pénitentiaire – ENAP) visited the French ENAP from May 21-24.
Désiré Razafintsalama,...

Faced with increasingly competitive world tourism, the islands of the Indian Ocean are joining forces to become a common destination. The idea is to create a joint marketing banner, economies of scale and an inter-island travel offer based on ecotourism. The initiative is led by the association...