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“Sponge City”: rethinking water resource management in the Hedong district of Mianyang
Increasing urban resilience to climate change and increased risks of flooding is a crucial issue for Chinese municipalities. AFD is therefore supporting a sponge city project in the Hedong district of...
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Côte d'Ivoire
AFD Group puts its financial and non-financial instruments to work in Côte d’Ivoire to help meet the priorities of the government’s 2021-2025 national development plan. With a portfolio of nearly 3 bi...
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Improving care for the elderly in Guizhou
China’s rapidly-aging population has led to a significant increase in health and social protection needs for the elderly. AFD is supporting public policies through a program aimed at improving the sco...
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Improve municipal drinking water utilities in Iraq
This project is a continuation of a first project whose objective was to support the reconstruction and development of the drinking water distribution service in Iraq. With this new funding, the ICRC...
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Supporting French Polynesia’s energy transition
AFD and the Polynesian authorities have jointly defined a support program to assist French Polynesia with its energy transition. By 2030, the renewable energy penetration rate in power generation will...
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Supporting activities led by the regional intervention platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC)
AFD supports the French Red Cross and its Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (Plateforme d'intervention régionale Amériques Caraïbes–PIRAC) in its efforts to prevent and...
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Upgrading Indonesian oceanographic research capacities, addressing global climate and biodiversity challenges ...
Indonesia is strengthening its national oceanographic research capacities with the procurement of Multipurpose Research Vessels. The KRisNa (Kapal Riset Nasional) Project is implemented by the LIPI (I...
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Supporting Cambodia in modelling energy transition scenarios to 2050
Agence française de développement (AFD) is supporting the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and other line-ministries to develop a long-term energy trajectory-modelling tool to perform strategic,...
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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...
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Supporting sustainable and inclusive growth through digital inclusion
The project aims to unlock inclusive economic growth within the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt) by harnessing the full potential of digitalization to generate inclusive employment opportunities...
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Developing solar power to facilitate access to reliable and cheap energy
The Zagtouli solar power plant, the largest in West Africa, is contributing to Burkina Faso’s energy transition and to reducing the cost of electricity. The Government of Burkina Faso launched the con...
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PARIS: Promotion of access, smart grids and solar energy
Côte d’Ivoire wants to extend access to electricity in its rural areas and increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix. To encourage this approach, AFD is supporting the National Rural El...
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KNOW, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN CHAMPASAK AND SAVANNAKHET (CHAMPA)
A buried pre-Angkorian city, a monumental complex on a mountainside, a road leading to Angkor and a network of temples, a treasure of gold and silver never shown to the public, some of the oldest Budd...
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Project to build the Bakheng water purification plant and expand the drinking water network in Phnom Penh
This project, undertaken by the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), will contribute to the improvement of the water service in the Phnom Penh conurbation, particularly in peripheral districts.
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Developing sustainable urban energy projects to help cities combat climate change
The Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) helps cities tackle the dual challenge of climate change and access to clean energy. The objective: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a...
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Supporting smart grids to improve energy performance
Tunisia is transforming its energy system and developing renewable energies. AFD is helping it with this transition by assisting the local operator’s smart grid project with the deployment of grid inf...
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Renovating street lighting to provide sustainable and economical energy
Street lighting in Martinique consumes a lot of energy and is costly. It mainly uses imported electricity generated from fossil fuels. To reduce the spending of municipalities and conserve the environ...
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Yeleen: Developing solar electricity production and facilitating its integration into the grid
With the implementation of the Yeleen program, the aim is to make Burkina Faso a champion for solar energy in West Africa. In addition to reinforcing the grids, this project is increasing the country'...
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Providing better water and sanitation services for vulnerable people in Northern Iraq
The project supports the authorities of the governorate of Dohuk to strengthen water and sanitation services and organize efficiently and sustainably the delivery of these services to the host populat...
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Qarib: The Middle East Media Underpinning the Social Bonds
Having suffered from strong inter-community tensions, Middle Eastern societies are expressing major demands for transparency and citizen participation in public affairs. AFD wishes to support media ou...
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