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Dominica is a volcanic island in the Caribbean arc with a population of 70,000. The island currently has an installed capacity of 26.7 MW, of which 77% is fossil fuel and 23% is hydro. The price of electricity is one of the highest in the world and is currently an obstacle to the country's...

AFD is providing emergency funding to help 12 Pacific island countries and territories monitor and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The support will also boost the region’s ability to cope with other health crises and emerging diseases, like dengue fever.

The Kiwa Initiative aims to strengthen the climate change resilience of Pacific Island ecosystems, communities and economies through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Launched by AFD in 2020, the initiative is the product of a unique commitment driven by France and the European Union, with Canada,...

AFD and the The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) have agreed to provide 5 years of support to the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and its 12 affiliated National Trust Funds, providing 4 million euros in financing for the CRAB program aimed at developing innovative, sustainable...

In Haiti, the "Metis" project through theater aims to deal with insecurity and instability. 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 financial mechanism allows...

Creating more climate resilient societies requires the full commitment of the private sector. To this end, AFD group is supporting the Dominican Republic to create a more conducive environment for private sector investments that is in line with the country's commitments to fight climate...

With rising sea levels and the chipping away of their coastlines, islands like Martinique are already bearing the brunt of climate change. Thirteen municipalities are on the list of regions vulnerable to coastal recession. Now, urgent changes are under way, from the planting of coastal...

Open rubbish dumps, rapidly expanding landfills and the open-air burning of waste are damaging both the environment and human health in Suriname. Lacking infrastructure and robust regulation, the small country on the northeastern coast of South America is struggling to cope with a rising amount...

Haiti has the highest rates of maternal, child and under-five infant mortality in the Americas. With the country's health sector sorely lacking in trained personnel and financial resources, AFD is building on its commitment to improve Haiti’s maternal and child health services. One project...

Emmanuel Macron made a landmark visit to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea in July, the first by a French President since Charles de Gaulle. The visit comes as climate change poses enormous risks for countries, communities and islands across a region seen as a laboratory for solutions to the...

Based in Papeete, AFD's French Polynesia office is attached to the Pacific Ocean Regional Division.

AFD recently launched the “Blue Carbon Facility”, a new financial tool to ensure the long-term preservation of marine ecosystems based on improving knowledge, integrating this issue into public policy and trialing new financing mechanisms.

In recent years, the Indian Ocean region has endured epidemics of human and animal diseases, from cholera and the chikungunya virus, to foot-and-mouth disease and rabies. The Sega-One Health network helps to mitigate and control such outbreaks through epidemiological surveillance and alert...

While civil society organizations (CSOs) in French overseas territories play an active role in cooperation and international solidarity initiatives, they tend to benefit less from financing mechanisms than their counterparts in mainland France. We discuss the solutions available to support these...

The Observatory of New Caledonian Municipalities has just been released. The 2019 edition, the 4th of its kind, is based on the 2017 accounts of the 33 municipalities. This publication produced by AFD’s Nouméa agency, which is intended for elected officials, municipal teams and their partners,...

Around 20 Pacific islands suffering from climate change and biodiversity erosion are going to receive financial support from AFD and its partners. This support will help them carry out projects to conserve nature and adapt to climate events.

A growing proportion of human societies are now threatened by climate change. In 2022 alone, 32 million people, for example, had to leave their homes, most often as part of internal and temporary migration. While the resulting phenomena of human mobility are now well known, legal uncertainty...