Alain Goulard
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Poverty and inequalities in the peanut basin of Senegal: implications and recommendations
In 2016, nearly 90% of households in the Senegalese peanut basin lived below the national poverty line. However, when looking at the situation through the prism of inequalities, the importance of the latter is striking, as reflected by a Gini coefficient of 0.44. While inequalities between...
Published in December 2020
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What policies should be implemented to promote agro-ecological intensification and reduce inequalities in the Peanut Basin of Senegal?
In the north of the peanut basin, the arid climate limits the efficiency of fertilization too much for it to be relevant to intensify grain production. It is more legitimate to support the groundnut sector, or even to develop other legumes with a shorter cycle (cowpeas). In the rest of the basin...
Published in December 2020
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Evaluation of the FISONG mechanism
As a specific mechanism for financing and supporting innovation-focused projects, the FISONG (Facilité d'innovation sectorielle pour les organisations non gouvernementales, or Sectoral Innovation Facility for Non- Governmental Organizations) is a tool that AFD (Agence Française de...
Published on 24 Dec 2020
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Demand-induced transition risks: A systemic approach applied to South Africa
When trying to assess the economic consequences of a transition to a low carbon economy, it might seem reasonable to concentrate on the sectors using carbon-intensive technologies and thus emitting important amounts of Greenhouse gases. We however show in this study that non-emitting sectors...
Published in December 2020
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The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Poverty and Income Distribution in South Africa 2014/2015
This paper applies the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment Framework to the 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey for South Africa to analyse the progressivity of the main tax and social spending programs and quantify their impact on poverty and inequality. The tax and social spending system is...
Published on 22 Dec 2020
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Preventing the Deterioration and Overexploitation of Groundwater
The deterioration and overexploitation of groundwater at the global scale is leading to a dramatic rise of local problems.
Private pumping for irrigation purposes has become established in poorly regulated contexts, with agriculture as the main sector responsible for this situation....
Published in December 2020
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Evaluation Summary - Secondary Cities Project, Burkina Faso
In 2009, the rate of access to electricity in Burkina Faso stood at around 13%, well below the average of the ECOWAS countries (19%). The country’s energy mix was highly dependent on thermal energy. The country then embarked on a proactive policy to improve access to energy services. The project...
Published in December 2020
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Hanoi metro: toward a greener city
D’une longueur de 12,5 km, la ligne de métro 3 entre Nhon et la gare de Hanoï jouera un rôle stratégique pour relier la partie occidentale de la capitale au centre-ville et aux zones environnantes, réduisant ainsi les embouteillages et diminuant la pollution de l'air.
AFD2020
Published in December 2020
Over the past three years, AFD and the Vietnam Youth Union have carried out various actions to raise awareness among young people about the fight against climate change and encourage them to take action at their own level: conferences, competitions, etc. Look back at these events on the occasion...
Published in December 2020
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Role models and migration intentions
Role models—those individuals who resemble us but have achieved more than us— are thought to impact our aspirations. In this paper, we study the impact of role models on intentions to migrate. Specifically, we implement a randomized controlled trial to show documentaries in rural villages of...
Published in December 2020
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The Jobs & Cities Approach
In the countries where AFD operates, cities are key sources of economic and job opportunities, but also places of social and territorial inequalities. It is therefore crucial to implement strategies to support employment and foster economic development for the benefit of all the people who live...
Published on 24 Feb 2021
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The Challenge of psychological well-being in Lebanon
In Lebanon, where mental health is a major public health issue, heightened by the acute economic crisis and the August 4 exposures, AFD is providing support to improve the psychological well-being of Lebanese, in coordination with the Program National Mental Health Ministry of the Lebanese...
Published in December 2020
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Nigeria: Women of big dreams
AFD in Nigeria has always put gender at the center of its projects and reflections. In 2019, AFD’s communication department in Abuja decided to commission a movie on the emancipation of women in the capital.
Hélène Pont built her film on a long work of identification and observation...
Published in December 2020
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Water and Sanitation- 2014-2019 Activity Report
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Education, Training, Employment - 2019 Activity Report
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Investing in Decent Jobs
AFD has decided to draw up a roadmap to structure its operations aimed at "Investing in decent jobs".
AFD supports a wide range of actors by providing funding and strengthening capacities, thanks to its systemic approaches (that notably promote social dialogue), the variety of its...
Published in December 2020
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Collect More, Spend Better? Enhancing fiscal redistribution in West Africa
The pursuit of Domestic Resources Mobilization (DRM) objectives needs to be in agreement with the other SDGs set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the elimination of extreme poverty (SDG 1) and the reduction of inequality (SDG 10). This requires careful incidence...
Published in December 2020
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Improving access to education in Burkina Faso: a major condition for benefiting from the demographic dividend
The large share of children, teenagers, and young people within the Burkinabe population requires strong actions and considerable investments now to offer this segment of the population life skills (knowledge, soft skills, and know-how), through quality education and training, in order to...
Published in December 2020
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Inaccurate Public Perceptions of Inequality and Social Mobility in Mexico
Mexico has some of the highest inequality levels and lowest social mobility rates in the world, with a growing distance between high-income individuals and the rest of the population. This social rigidity leads to ‘opportunity hoarding’, as people from disadvantaged backgrounds enjoy fewer...
Published in December 2020
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Wide Regional Differences in Social Mobility across Mexico
Social mobility is low in Mexico: inequality of wealth is highly persistent across generations; and about half of people from very poor households remain poor throughout their lifetimes. Moreover, according to a new study, an individual’s chances of moving up the social ladder are strongly...
Published in December 2020