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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,...

CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. The city of Conakry has been investing for several years in the structuring of its entire solid waste...

AFD has placed the implementation of the Paris Agreement at the heart of its mandate. A commitment that accompanies our actions in our different countries of intervention. Particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, we are targeting the strengthening of State action, adaptation to the effects of...

In 2012 a call for proposals for FISONG projects was launched in the field of "Sanitation, hygiene and waste: long-term mechanisms and local capabilities” aiming at improving sanitation services in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...

In the coming decades, West African countries could benefit from a “demographic window of opportunity” in order to reduce their poverty. The entry of 160 million young people into the labor market between 2010 and 2030 can accelerate economic growth. However, these countries will only benefit...

The current development of African education systems focuses on the perspective of universal completion of six years of schooling. This perspective, targeted by the international community for the year 2015 (Dakar declaration, Millennium Development Goals), will no doubt be reached by a number of...