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Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities - 2022 Activity Report
In 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in cities. The consequences of this rapid urbanization are social, economic, and environmental. Cities will need to be able to deal with this urban gro...
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WWF and AFD, a technical and strategic partnership
AFD works with a diverse range of actors in the field, including French CSOs of international stature. AFD and WWF France have been partners for a long time, both through the financing of numerous pr...
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AFD and GLOBE to promote cultural and creative industries in Africa
AFD works with a diverse range of actors in the field, including small CSOs. AFD supports them in their financing but also in the development of their structuring. This is the case, for example, of t...
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Infographic - Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities in 2022
AFD provides cities with support for taking up the challenges of urban growth, social and territorial inequalities, and vulnerability of urban areas. In 2022, AFD committed 827 million euros to fin...
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Evaluation Summary - Cluster of 5 District Heating Projects in China
A cluster of 5 district heating projects financed by AFD in China was evaluated. They were approuved between 2012 and 2017, some of which were still being implemented at the time of the evaluation. Th...
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Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach
This paper examines the impact of the green transition on the Colombian labor market. Using a task-based approach and data from the 2022 Colombian Household Survey, we find that approximately 22.6% of...
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Are industries in emerging countries becoming greener?
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), industry generates a fifth of the world’s direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also produces indirect emissions due in part to electricity gene...
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Infographic - Our activity in favour of Support Fund for Feminist Organizations 2020-2023
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) is a flagship initiative for French feminist foreign policy, and was introduced at the G7 Summit in 2019. This fund is managed by Agence Française de...
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Energy and social protection measures for energy poverty
This article examines the impact of energy-enhancing measures for the poor, such as social protection or energy-earmarked measures, on influencing energy poverty and vulnerability. It employs a litera...
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Financial and regulatory policies in the face of climate challenges
In 2015, in the run-up to COP21 in Paris, the speech by Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England and mandated by the G20's Financial Stability Board, made history. He warned of the importance...
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Human rights and sustainable development
Following the first conference «Human rights and sustainable development» in 2021, AFD brought together a wide range of development stakeholders on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universa...
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How to build a pro-nature economy?
What are the effects of the degradation of nature on the financial system and the economy? How can they be assessed? AFD researchers and their partners have developed a methodology to identify the eco...
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Vietnam in the face of extreme heat events
Some of the greatest impacts of climate change worldwide arise from increasing extreme weather events, including hot temperature extremes. As global warming is projected to further intensify in future...
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Infographic - Digital Technology- AFD Group's activity 2021-2023
In 2023, AFD Group focused its digital technology actions on internet access and digital services, innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of digital skills, as well as on highlighting digita...
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An Analytical Framework to Assess Green Transition Jobs in South Africa
The threat of climate change and the resultant catastrophic weather events across the globe underpin the need for a shift away from carbon-intensive modes of production. In South Africa, where the gen...
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Where does AFD's money come from, and where does it go ?
For more than 80 years, the Agence Française de Développement has contributed to implementing France's policy on development, sustainable investment and international solidarity. Through its public se...
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How do global decarbonization trends create external risks for emerging and developing economies?
The low-carbon transition, despite its imperative nature, is likely to present both economic and social opportunities as well as downside risks, depending on the companies, sectors, or regions. The as...
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Namibia – Do the oil discoveries herald a more inclusive economy?
Namibia is on the brink of a major change which is set to radically transform its economy.Indeed, the recent discoveries of vast oil reserves could propel the country among the leading African produce...
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Ex-post evaluation of the Kisumu Urban Project (KUP), Kenya
The project (CKE1035) aimed at structurally improving both the management and the quality of life in the city, through soft (ex: capacity building, urban planning…) and hard investments (ex: infrastru...
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Public Employment Programmes in South Africa’s Changing Social Protection Landscape
The paper examines the role of Public Employment Programs (PEPs) within South Africa’s evolving social protection landscape, emphasizing their intersection with unemployment, inequality, and social po...
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