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ESTEEM: A Decision Support Tool for Decarbonized Horizons
The implementation of the necessary changes toward a low-carbon economy is accompanied by risks to which the Global South is particularly vulnerable. The ESTEEM model proposes to identify certain t...
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Transport and Mobility - 2022 Activity Report
Biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, the transport sector was one of the hardest hit by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Yet 2022 saw a marked recovery in flows of passengers and goods....
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Filing a complaint against an AFD project, how does it works?
Any individual, group or community harmed by environmental or social incidents caused by an AFD-funded project can file a complaint with the Mechanism. The Mechanism is managed by a Complaints Offi...
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Building resilient secondary cities in Uganda
The government of Uganda recently elevated 10 municipalities to the rank of secondary cities to address issues of physical planning and urban infrastructure investments. Led by the Ministry of Land, H...
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Infographic – Our Transport and Mobility Commitments in 2022
In 2022, AFD Group committed 1.8 billion euros for the transport sector. Urban mobility is a strong marker of AFD Group's activity in the sector. Thanks to new financings, 8.8 million people will b...
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Evaluation Summary - The Jodhpur Water Supply Project, Rajasthan, India
In India, the Jodhpur Water Supply Project (CIN 1029 et CIN 1056) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The main objectives were : - Containing the emissions of the green-house gases (GHGs) through t...
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Evaluation Summary - Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS) in Philippines
In Philippines, the Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS – CPH1026) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The DRM-IS technical assistance aims to contribute to...
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How AFD brings your projects to life
How can a French public development bank support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals that concern the whole world? Funding requests are submitted by local project sponsors to AF...
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How is AFD making development sustainable?
The sustainable development mechanism is a useful dialogue tool for AFD’s financing appraisal process. The aim is to serve as a basis for questions and encourage consideration of each project’s impact...
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Coastal erosion in the Comoros: How are perceptions and risks of maladaptation linked?
Coastal erosion and marine flooding today pose a major challenge for the Comoros and are likely to increase in the future. To cope with this, the local population mainly favors “hard” adaptation by st...
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2022 Universal Registration Document
AFD Group has continued to grow at a steady pace, maintaining a solid economic model in the face of the daunting challenges affecting the entire planet, including climate change, the fight against pov...
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Impact study of the creosote ban on power grid projects
Throughout the world, a vast majority of electric utility poles are made of wood. To increase the service life of these poles and improve their durability against various types of deterioration (insec...
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Infographic – Our Studies and Research Activity in 2022
Climate change, biodiversity protection, preservation of social cohesion, global crises… The studies and research conducted by AFD contribute to the analysis of a number of challenges facing the plane...
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Studies and Research - 2022 Activity Report
We have now entered the 'age of consequences': long, slow-moving crises such as climate change, whose effects are accelerating, and the major health, economic, and geopolitical shocks that may ensue a...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2022 Activity Report
The Covid-19 crisis has had a major effect on the education sector and jeopardizes the advances made in school enrollment, especially of girls, as well as skills development for young people entering...
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AFD Group - 2022 Results
Although 2022 was marked by conflict and international crises, AFD Group had a record year in terms of financing development initiatives around the world. For its first year in existence, the new and...
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India: CITIIS Transforms Cities
The CITIIS project in India is transforming not only urban landscapes, but the way that urbanism is envisaged, developed and executed in a selection of the country's smart cities. Through this project...
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Kenya: a maternity ward for Lumumba hospital
Once a modest health center, the Lumumba establishment has become a reference hospital in Kisumu, au Kenya. It received support from AFD for its expansion and equipment, which allowed it to open a mat...
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AFD and Azerbaijan
AFD has been present in Azerbaijan since 2012 and operates through sovereign and non-sovereign loans. It is mainly active in the rail sector. Its objective is to support projects that contribute to th...
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Infographic - Our Sport & Development Commitments 2012-2022
Since 2015, the United Nations 2030 Agenda has explicitly recognized the contribution of sport to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and yet international cooperation actions incorpora...
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