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AFD group's program at the "Nutrition for Growth" (N4G) Summit and Parc André Citroën

On March 27 and 28, 2025, France will host the "Nutrition for Growth" (N4G) Summit in Paris. The Summit is a global commitment to nutrition, organized every four years by the host country of the Olymp...

A “Silent Spring” for the Financial System? Exploring Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks

What are the links between biodiversity loss and financial instability? How can they be quantified? What are the implications for public policy in developed, developing and emerging countries?

Southeast Asia's Challenge to Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Southeast Asia is currently facing major challenges regarding climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing inequalities reinforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Donors, regional and international org...

Structural Change and Green Growth in Colombia

What structural changes are needed to achieve sustainable economic growth? What is the state of play in Colombia? This webinar will explore the structural change undergone by the Colombian economy bet...

Human Rights and Development

Conceived as the first step of a series of meetings of actors committed to the promotion of the HRBA, the conference will also be an opportunity to encourage networking among participants and to agree...

Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam

What are the stakes of climate impacts by 2050 in Vietnam? What can we learn from the GEMMES research project? What are the lessons to be learned for the public policy dialogue with the Vietnamese gov...

Low-carbon transition: what macroeconomic vulnerabilities for developing countries?

Which economies are most exposed and vulnerable in the context of the low-carbon transition? What are the policy measures to be applied in this specific context?

COP26: The AFD Program

COP26, the 26th annual climate summit, is being held in Glasgow, where world leaders, environmentalists, public development banks and members of the business community engage in talks on climate issue...

Linking social protection and the environment: perspectives in South East Asia

What are the connections between environmental changes and social protection? How to articulate social protection and environmental protection in public policies? What are the perspectives on the matt...

Energy Transition Metals’ extraction and Sustainable development goals (SDG)

What are the development issues in Southern countries associated with the extraction of metals needed for renewable energy technologies?

Migration and Representation: How to Facilitate Change?

As part of International Migrants Day 2021, the Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration (National Museum of Immigration History) with its partners, is organizing a program from December 13 to 18...

Mobility and transport

6th EU-AU Summit’s Side Event “(Un)Equal Africa: How to ensure equitable trajectories to prosperity?”

How do inequalities arise and persist in Africa? How can they be reduced in the context of Covid-19 and climate change?

Digital labour platforms: What challenges and opportunities for Argentina?

What are the effects of app-based platforms for the personal service sector on workers’ conditions? What challenges and opportunities are arising in Argentina? How does it compare with experiences acr...

Digital Energy Challenge Call for Projects - Information webinars

Are you looking to boost your digital innovation project in the energy sector in Africa? Are you involved in energy transition projects in this region? The Digital Energy Challenge is for you. The 202...

Gender Equality and Climate Change Finance: The Role of Public Development Banks

On 16 March, please join Government of France, Government of Morocco, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),...

Supporting Smallholder Farmers in Egypt

Paris, France, June 2025 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Essam and May Allam Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation and Sawiris Foundation launched a pilot project « Innovative climate-sm...

Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 after original initiative delivered on its target ...

• Public development banks launch Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 at the UN Ocean Conference, setting a new €3 billion financing target for 2026–2030 to tackle ocean plastic pollution. • The original Cle...

Myanmar: Women Working for Sustainable Energy

The NGO Geres, is addressing the lack of electricity in Myanmar’s remote rural areas, and implementing a project to distribute sustainable energy.

What's next for investment in the African cultural and creative industries?

As support for African Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) gathers momentum, now is a fitting time to take stock of where we are today and to think ahead to the opportunities and challenges before...