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Sustainable cities: living better while caring for the environment
AFD promotes and supports the development of sustainable cities. These cities are open to everyone, men and women; they are safe, efficient, and resilient. They ensure equitable access to essential se...
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Bibliometric analysis of literature combining gender and the commons
This research is based on a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature linking the gender perspective with that of the commons. The idea is not to report on all the theoretical and empirical con...
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The Commons
The Commons explores the many forms of development being championed by Africa’s residents, users, and citizens. In addition to managing property and shared tangible and intangible resources collective...
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The Commons - An Overview in Swahili
An overview in Swahili of the publication " The Commons- Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa"
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Can Colombia cope with a Global Low Carbon transition?
This paper aims to understand the long-term consequences for the Colombian economy of a global low-carbon transition. The paper proposes an empirical Stock-Flow Consistent model for Colombia, encompas...
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Climate Change, Loss of Agricultural Output and the Macro-Economy: The Case of Tunisia
Using an empirical, multi-sectoral, open economy, Stock-Flow Consistent model, this paper assesses the long-term consequences of a sustained climate-induced decline in agricultural production for the...
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Vulnerability of Ghana’s Coast to Relative Sea-level Rise: A Scoping Review
Coastal areas are regions of essential value that are home to a myriad of services. However, population growth and climate change along with their cascading impacts have had profound impacts on their...
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A scoping study on coastal vulnerability to relative sealevel rise in the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea's low-lying soft coastline is highly vulnerable to coastal erosion and relative sea-level rise (rSLR). Large capital cities and core economic activities are concentrated along the c...
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A scoping review of the vulnerability of Nigeria's coastland to sea-level rise and the contribution of land su...
Nigeria’s low-lying coastal region, with its various economic activities, is vulnerable to global sea-level rise triggered by climate change. In some areas, this threat can be amplified by land subsid...
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AFD Group’s 2022 Results : The Essentials
For its first year of existence in an expanded format, the AFD Group has met its objectives in 2022. With Proparco, its subsidiary dedicated to the private sector, and now Expertise France, France's i...
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Inequality Mapping: A Research Facility to Better Understand Inequalities
This report presents the findings of the project “Mapping of inequalities reducing initiatives” among European countries, conducted at the initiative of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities (I...
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How does AFD work with CSOs?
Over the past fifteen years, AFD has considerably broadened its methods of collaboration with CSOs, both in terms of financing projects and activities and in terms of producing knowledge or mobilizing...
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Transport & Mobility - 2021 Activity Report
The transport sector is more than 90% dependent on hydrocarbons and is responsible for 14% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Individual and collective road vehicles are responsible for three-qu...
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Kenya: Tailoring a city to its residents
In Western Kenya, Kisumu city is home to 600,000 residents. A figure that keeps growing. To support the city in accommodating its population, AFD Group and the city of Kisumu have partnered for over...
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Support for Civil Society Organizations - 2021 Activity Report
The year 2021, like 2020, was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences, and by multiple political and security crises, as well as natural disasters (particularly in Haiti, Lebanon, Myanmar...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on households and firms in the MENA region: the case of Sudan
This paper aims to discuss the status of households and firms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan as a case study of the MENA countries. It is based on new primary data obtained from ERF COVID MENA...
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Cambodia Liquid Gold
Travel to eastern Cambodia, where a special product is collected: Mondulkiri wild honey. Registered for over a year as a geographical indication, it is harvested in a sustainable manner, with respect...
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Up to the Tusk | Episode 1
The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), with support from AFD and Peace Park Foundation, launched a series of counter-offensives aimed at protecting Mozambique wildlife and biodivers...
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In Egypt, AFD Group is committed to renewable energies
AFD Group has been operating in the energy sector in Egypt for almost 10 years, financing renewable energy projects and strengthening the electricity transmission network. AFD Group has already commit...
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Studies and Research - 2021 Activity Report
Conducted by multi-disciplinary teams, AFD Group's research allows to co-design development trajectories with our partners and to identify public policies best suited to the contexts and geographies i...
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