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Smart Desert: smart development of eco-friendly solutions and economic regional agricultural techniques

As the world’s second-largest refugee-hosting country, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan faces major strains on its economy and natural resources, water in particular. AFD’s support to IUCN in the agric...

Improving access to electricity by constructing a photovoltaic power plant

AFD and the European Union are supporting the construction of a new 20 MW photovoltaic power plant in Gorou Banda. The project will promote the economic and social development of the region and improv...

A national control center to upgrade and optimize the power grid

Niger still mainly relies on Nigeria for its electricity supply and the operation of its power grid. With the rise in national power generation, the sharp growth in demand, the integration of renewabl...

Equipping the Kandadji Dam hydropower plant

By cofinancing the hydropower plant of the Kandadji Program, AFD is helping Niger accelerate its economic development. The plant will indeed reduce the recurrent electricity shortages and allow the ex...

A sport app to promote social inclusion

AFD is supporting a project that uses sport as a tool for social inclusion and the creation of income-generating activities through a digital solution.

Afrique Créative – Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship in Africa

The Afrique Créative call for projects aims to demonstrate the economic potential of CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) by offering technical and financial support to eight African cultural entre...

Promoting Economic Revival for Microbusiness and Agriculture (PERMA) in Nineveh Governorate

The PERMA projects supports the restarting of rural and agricultural activities and, on the Nineveh Plain, the relocation of microenterprises and SMEs via the rehabilitation of water infrastructure an...

Modernisation of the electricity transmission and distribution network in Cambodia

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) finances the modernisation of communication and management tools undertaken by the national operator Electricity of Cambodia (EDC). It also includes the dis...

Assisting telecom operators with financing AAE1 and SMW5 submarine cables

AFD is supporting Djibouti Télécom’s participation in international consortiums for submarine telecom cables. Through its financing, AFD is contributing to the development and consolidation of the nat...

Jordan : Strengthening civil protection and relief capacities

As many public services, the Jordan Civil Defence of the Public Security Directorate (PSD-JCD) is facing sustained pressure and growing demands, in particular due to the long-term presence of Syrian r...

African Network of Centers of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE)

Supported by the Agence Française de Développement and the African Development Fund of the African Development Bank Group, the ANCEE is a pan-african initiative launched in June 2015by the Association...

Mali

Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel, faces serious demographic pressure and a number of challenges. First, the reduction of poverty, both rural and urban. AFD has supported the country in four are...

Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa

The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vu...

Analysis of the impact of fiscal policies and social spending on gender inequalities in Colombia

What impact do fiscal policies and social spending have on closing gender gaps in Colombia? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities program seeks to explore this question in clos...

Strengthening value chains and reducing inequality in Mexico

The phenomenon of relocation of value chains not only presents a set of challenges but also a unique opportunity to harmonise regional development throughout Mexico and to reduce inequalities. This re...

Social economy, the just energy transition and inequality in Mexico

The energy transition is a challenge and a necessity for Mexico’s economic transformation. What role can socially owned renewables and energy cooperatives play in enhancing the livelihoods of the most...

Social protection and just transition in South Africa

How can the South African government prepare the transition of workers from the coal sector to a low-carbon economy? What is the socio-demographic and spatial profile of workers in the coal value chai...

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The distributional impact of social protection: short- and longer-run inequalities in Ethiopia, India and Peru

The project aims to establish the causal impact of three large-scale social-protection schemes in India, Ethiopia and Peru on both the level of economic resources and a number of dimensions of inequal...