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Increasing flood risks in the Vietnamese Ca river basin: a challenge for reservoir-based flood management
As global warming is expected to intensify extreme rainfall over Vietnam, an increase in flooding is also anticipated. To study this issue for the Ca river basin, we conducted an assessment of future...
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was founded in 1941 and is the world’s oldest development bank. Created by General de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War,...
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Vietnam's global warming challenge: navigating in the context of intensified extreme rainfall and worsening dr...
Vietnam, a dynamic developing nation and a major agricultural exporter, faces growing exposure to the dual threats of droughts and extreme rainfall under global warming. Designing efficient adaptation...
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Extreme heat in Vietnamese urban areas should be addressed more concretely in climate adaptation plans
Vietnamese fast-growing cities are increasingly affected by extreme heat events due to global warming compounded by the urban heat island (UHI) effect. This trend threatens public health, infrastructu...
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Vietnam’s Future Under A Warming World: The Growing Challenge of Heat Stress
As global warming intensifies, Vietnam is expected to experience more frequent and intense extreme heat events in the coming decades. Designing efficient adaptation strategies in the face of these gro...
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Sargassum strandings in the Caribbean - How can we integrate knowledge, innovation, and governance to find a s...
Although of natural origin, Sargassum has proliferated under the combined effects of climate change—warming waters, increased nutrient inputs, and altered ocean currents. The phenomenon has expanded a...
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Building bridges through AI
Fostering India–Africa–France Dialogue to Advance AI for the Common Good
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The Paris Agreement: 10 years of action by AFD Group
In 2015, at the heart of the COP21 negotiations, the Paris Agreement became our compass.
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Program to support BP in deploying its program to support women's entrepreneurship
This project aims to support Banco Popular in its objective of financing micro, small and me- dium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned by women, and businesses that promote equality be- tween men and wome...
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AFD, PROPARCO and French Healthcare are joining forces to boost the international visibility of French healthc...
The French Development Agency (AFD), PROPARCO and the French Healthcare Association today officially signed a strategic partnership agreement, marking a new milestone in the organization and promotion...
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In Kenya, women are building roads to opportunity
In Kenya's arid and semi-arid regions (ASAL), the development of road infrastructure is a key driver of connectivity, safety and access to services. In Maralal, the supported project favours labour-in...
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Morocco: students find power and purpose through sport
Located near Casablanca, the LEAD Morocco Academy is helping children from underprivileged communities grow through football: building discipline, teamwork, and confidence for the future.
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Who controls critical minerals in a fragmented world — and what is left for developing countries?
The energy transition is opening new development opportunities, driven by the growing demand for green technologies. Yet developing countries often remain confined to the role of raw-material supplier...
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Ex-Post decentralized evaluation - NHB project SUNREF, India (CIN1021)
SUNREF India aimed to promote green affordable housing. Implemented by the National Housing Bank (NHB) from 2017 to 2022, the programme sought to integrate environmental sustainability with social inc...
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Young people and development: 10 years of shared commitment
Since 2015, AFD Group has been supporting the agency of young people through a wide range of funding provided to civil society organizations and local authorities.
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AFD Group’s 2025 results: targets met despite a challenging context
AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in 2025, in line with 2024, with an estimated €13.7 billion in commitments and around 1,000 new impact-driven projects. At present, more than 4,300 projec...
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Ex-post evaluation of the project Extension of the drinking water supply system in Nairobi (CKE1074)
The project, financed by AFD and implemented by Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA), is part of a wider project to improve Nairobi's drinking water supply, in line with the city's drinking wat...
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Terminal evaluation for the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) (CZZ2388)
The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) was a six-year project (2019–2025) executed by IDH with funding from GEF and AFD, with WWF-GEF as GEF Agency, and strategic ov...
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From local venues to screens worldwide, Africa’s cultural industries are booming
The Africa Forward summit, co-organized by France and Kenya on 11–12 May in Nairobi, will highlight the dynamism of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs). In a chapter devoted to this sector in...
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EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities 2026-2028
Building on nearly ten years of collaboration, the third phase of the EU-AFD Facility on Inequalities takes a more operational approach: it focuses on how investments – particularly in infrastructures...
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