A brand new coalition has been set up to boost the energy transition across Southeast Asia. In collaboration with public donors and private foundations, France, via Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the German Federal Ministry of the Environment and the Children’s Investment Fund...
On April 4 in Chiang Rai, Thailand, AFD joined forces with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to launch the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility. This initiative aims to generate more than $1 billion worth of investments in green and climate-compatible investments in countries belonging to the...
Developing the energy rehabilitation of commercial buildings
In order to promote the improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in tertiary buildings in Thailand, AFD is supporting the local Kasikorn Bank to develop this market segment.
AFD Projects in Southeast Asia: Portfolio
Financing TVET: a comparative analysis in six Asian countries
Environmental Inequalities in the Mekong River Basin: A systematic mapping of existing knowledge
Whether it’s olive oil from Tuscany, palm sugar from Cambodia, or berry juice from Thailand, certain goods are inherently connected to their places of origin – their “geographical indications,” as they’re officially known. Between 2014 and 2017, AFD supported a regional project for geographical...
Our office in Thailand
Based in Bangkok, the Southeast Asia Regional Division covers six countries in the region: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Southeast Asia - Activity Report
Cecilia POGGI
Inequalities and environmental changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, life has become even harder for many migrants. Not least in Southeast Asia, where people fleeing Myanmar have found a less than a warm welcome in neighboring countries. We catch up with a Burmese woman who is struggling to provide for her family in...
Creating Access to Agricultural Finance - Based on a horizontal study of Cambodia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand and Tunisia
Inequalities and environmental changes in the Mekong region: A systematic mapping
Encouraging green finance: AFD's offer to public banks
It’s a story of hardship, desperate poverty – and escape. Khim Mae Soe’s journey from Myanmar to Thailand casts into sharp relief the travails of those trying to build a better life abroad. To mark International Migrants Day on 18 December, Khin Mae Soe tells us her story. If a years-long...
In Thailand, the construction sector is responsible for over 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. AFD and Kasikorn Bank are working together in the SUNREF program, which offers a line of credit and technical support to companies wanting to boost their energy efficiency. We interviewed Sitthisak...