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Research Conversations replay: Measuring environmental sustainability of a country : application of the ESGAP ...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Cuba: a succession of economic and financial crises amid the weakening of the Cuban model
Cuba’s economic model, characterized by low productivity and a lack of diversification, is no longer sustainable. The country is facing an economic, social, and energy crisis that rivals the aftermath...
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How Can Ecuador’s Peanut Value Chain Be Strengthened? Challenges, Opportunities, and Pathways for Sustainable...
The peanut is a traditional crop in Ecuador, characterized by its quality and variety diversity. However, its development and exploitation have been limited, largely due to its primarily family-based...
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Semestrial panorama 2025#2 - Wayfinding in troubled waters
By their scale and volatility, and even if their application has been temporarily limited, the Trump administration's announcements have begun to destabilize the global economy. Indeed, in addition to...
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Can social inclusion benefit ecosystems?
With 17,500 islands and 54,000 km of coastline, Indonesia is heavily dependent on its marine ecosystems. However, these areas are currently under strain due to significant demographic, economic, and e...
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Agriculture, rural development and biodiversity - 2024 Activity Report
AFD financing in areas such as farming, livestock raising, management of forest and fishery resources, as well as ecosystem preservation adopts an integrated territorial approach that takes climate ch...
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Infographic - Our activity to support agriculture, rural development and biodiversity in 2024
In 2024, AFD Group made significant commitments to agriculture, rural development and biodiversity, amounting to €1.7 billion. AFD’s investments focused in particular on agricultural sectors, climate...
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Opportunities to address inequality in transition
South Africa has high levels of persistent, structural inequality. Social ownership has remerged in recent years as an opportunity to address inequality, particularly in the context of the just transi...
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Uganda: Microfinance Boosts Businesses
AFD is committed to enhancing financial inclusion for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda through its partnership with Pride Microfinance. This collaboration improves access to essenti...
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Changes in Temperature and Rainfall Extremes in Vietnam under Progressive Global Warming Levels from 1.5ºC t...
This study analyzes projected climate extremes in Vietnam using 33 statistically downscaled CMIP6 models across global warming levels (GWLs) from 1.5°C to 4°C. Results reveal significant regional chan...
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A Guideline to Using Administrative Data
South Africa is undergoing the early stages of an energy transition away from coal. A planned transition requires social protection policy interventions to mitigate potential negative employment impac...
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Leveraging International Trade for the Ecological Transition: Quantifying the Drivers of Planetary Boundaries
Using a multi-regional input-output database, we calculate environmental footprints embodied in trade relations related to the different planetary boundaries for different countries and economic activ...
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How are AFD and EU improving grain storage in Egypt?
In a global context marked by tensions, food security is a strategic priority for Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer. To address this dependency and strengthen its resilience, AFD is supporting...
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AFD Group strengthens its partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation
AFD Group and the Aga Khan Foundation have signed an ambitious partnership to support coastal populations and ecosystems in the Indian Ocean.
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Coastal land subsidence in West Africa: an overlooked threat? The case of Lagos and the Volta Delta
Lagos and the Ghana’s Volta Delta face significant downward vertical land motion, a phenomenon called land subsidence, compounding sea-level rise. Several stressors drive subsidence rates of several m...
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Concrete progress for public development banks at the UN conference in Seville
Held in Seville, Spain, from June 30 to July 3, the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) marked a major step forward in international finance, with public development ba...
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The energy transition: what are the alternatives to air conditioning?
Air conditioning systems are energy-intensive and are also highly polluting. AFD is exploring and supporting alternative solutions for hospitals, schools, and homes to build a more energy-efficient, e...
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Research Conversations replay: Energy Transition Metals’ extraction and Sustainable development goals (SDG)
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