Water is a major challenge for the 21st century. Shortages, poor water quality and the lack of sanitation facilities have an impact on food security, health, gender equality and living conditions for disadvantaged people.
Despite an international situation that continues to be...
This document provides a comprehensive overview of the AFD Group's presence and contributions in India. It delves into the multifaceted initiatives undertaken by the AFD Group, including Proparco ...
The datafication era has transformed the technological landscape, digitizing multiple areas of human life and offering opportunities for societal progress through the re-use of digital data. Developing countries stand to benefit from datafication but are faced with challenges like insufficient...
Agence Française de Développement is committed to gender mainstreaming in all operations, recognizing that sustainable development cannot be achieved without gender equality. Financing projects that promote women empowerment, leadership and the effective exercise of women'srights is at the very...
Actors in the financial system play an essential role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in combating climate disruption. AFD Group works alongside financial institutions and regulators in the field to build long-term sustainable economic, social, and environmental...
Inclusion of developing and emerging countries in the low carbon transition agenda is imperative to meet climate goals, and policies should be tailored to their unique characteristics. Despite their significance, the structural specifics of these countries are frequently overlooked in low-carbon...
AFD Group has been working in Indonesia for over fifteen years to promote green and inclusive growth, with the goal of supporting the country’s low-carbon development in the framework of a just and resilient transition.
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Governance refers to the operational norms and regulations of any entity, whether it’s an organization, company, region, or an entire country.
As the UN’s 16th Sustainable Development Goal, governance has a universal scope that is relevant to us all. But what does governance mean exactly...
Referred to as the “sick man of Asia” during the last third of the 20th century, the Philippines has recorded dynamic economic growth since the mid-2000s and is beginning to catch up with the more advanced economies of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). This catching-up has come...
In an evolving development landscape, the urgency for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to innovate, adapt and deliver is intensifying. In this context, four discussions – focusing on DFIs’ additionality and ability to mobilise to private finance, their risk policies, and their development...
The Guidelines are the reference document for the procurement of AFD-financed contracts. Their objective is to highlight the principles, requirements, and rules of procedures AFD requires in the framework of contracts procured under its financing in foreign countries. This document applies in...
An increasing number of African nations now offer virtual universities. This is an appropriate (though partial) response to the challenge of the massification of higher education. However, the rollout of virtual universities raises technical, institutional,and cultural issues, as well as...
Reducing the labor market gender gap is crucial for ensuring women’s economic empowerment. Despite recording one of the highest participation rate in the workforce, women in Sub-Saharan Africa still face many institutional, economic and cultural barriers that translate into lower access to paid...
We are currently facing a systemic crisis, where geopolitical tensions and structural failures are inextricably linked, as are diplomacy and development. The growth trajectories that many countries have been following for almost two centuries are now running into problems: the environment being...
Marine protected areas have played an important role in conserving and restoring marine biodiversity that is threatened due to the climate change. Indonesia has expanded its marine protected areas, covering 411 locations with more than 28 million hectares (about 9% of its territorial waters)....
Three decades ago, it was believed that the end of the (first) Cold War would herald the “end of history” and the advent of economic globalization dominated by multinational companies, relegating governments to the sidelines. Today, we appear to be back in a political era, with governments...
As countries around the world try to cope with climate change and protect biodiversity, the search is on for new development models and practices. Some are emerging in Latin America, as we can see in a new Atlas that uses...
In 2020, Colombia recorded the highest levels of inequality and poverty in the last decade. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE, 2020), the monetary poverty rate reached 42.5% and the GINI inequality index stood at 0.544. The increase in these indicators can...