Research

Three large-scale social protection schemes - the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia; the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India; and the Juntos conditional cash transfer program in Peru - have led to a reduction in both the incidence and...

The French Development Agency (AFD), along with Le Mans University, the Gevalor Association, Urbananalyse, and ALBWaste, conducted the ORVA2D (Organisation for Waste Recycling in Developing Cities) research program, aimed at developing a better understanding of the economic pattern of waste...

AFD, along with its Peruvian partner Fondo MiVivienda, is developing a new approach for an optimal use of housing resources (water, energy efficiency, sanitation), with the aim of improving living conditions for low and middle-income populations.

In Peru, the European Union and Agence Française de Développement are helping people purchase certified sustainable housing. This is made possible by a €10-million grant to the “Mivivienda Verde” program.

Three large-scale social protection schemes – the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia; the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India; and the Juntos conditional cash transfer program in Peru – have been successful in diverting resources from adults to children,...

This paper studies the effects of a large unconditional increase in the salary of public sector teachers in Peru. Population-based rules that determine the level of teacher compensation generate locally exogenous discrete changes in wage posting across rural locations. School vacancies offering...

In Peru, the "Metis" project, through arts help to conserve forests, ecosystems, and ways of life through artistic dialogue. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund promotes better integration of the arts and culture into official development assistance...

This work takes as its starting point the findings of local authorities in the global South: as and when they are required to shut down old disposal sites and invest in costly sanitary landfills, cities are taking a fresh look at the role of waste avoidance ensured by various recycling systems....

AFD’s project is supporting the public bank Agrobanco with its aim of helping Peruvian farmers improve their agricultural practices, use more environmentally friendly technologies, and fight against the impacts of climate change. It also allows the bank to more effectively manage the...

Do antipoverty programs reduce inequality? Evidence from Ethiopia, We examine trends of consumption inequality among culturally and socially defined groups in Ethiopia, India and Peru during the period 2006-2016. We find a strong correlation between living standards and social protection...

Three large-scale social protection schemes - the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia; the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India; and the Juntos conditional cash transfer program in Peru – contribute to reduced consumption inequality between and...

We investigate the impact of three large-scale social protection schemes in Ethiopia, India, and Peru on multidimensional poverty. Using data from the Young Lives cohort study, we show the trend, changes and evolution of multidimensional poverty for program participant households. We follow a...

The project, financed by AFD and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) with a €12.72 million grant, is contributing to efforts to protect over 50 million hectares of land in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in partnership with 60 indigenous organizations.

Since 2017, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and AFD, in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), have been supporting the...

Lima is currently developing a metro network which will have 6 lines at completion. The aim is to address the congestion and pollution generated by the increasing traffic and dilapidated state of private vehicles and public transport. AFD is supporting the Government of Peru for the creation of...

An initiative in Peru, in which old, public vehicles are being sent to the junkyard to make room for new, less polluting buses and vans, is getting a boost. AFD, KfW and the European Union are providing a €5.4 million grant for the program to send old vehicles, known as “chatarreos” to the...

Based in Lima, AFD's Peru office is attached to the Andes Regional Division.