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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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Inequalities in access to basic services and impact of public policies in Côte d'Ivoire

While the Ivorian economy is experiencing a definite upturn, there is hardly any decline in the level of poverty and inequalities. This research program has been included in the Strategic Dialog Memor...

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...

Assessing equity in health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso, Malawi, Zambia

This research project examines the equity benefit of total health spending with particular focus on the recent Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, by looking at the distribu...

Madagascar

A continent-island rich in unique biodiversity and potential, Madagascar is today one of the poorest countries in the world. Since 1952, AFD has been committed to supporting sustainable development th...

Inequalities diagnostic and fiscal incidence study in Kenya

Although substantial progress has been made in the fight against poverty, disease, and illiteracy since independence in Kenya, a remaining challenge is linked to inequality. An understanding of inequa...

The dynamics and interactions of income inequality and inequality of opportunity in Ghana

Led by the University of Ghana, this research project focuses on inequalities in Ghana, where they remain at important levels although this country has experienced rapid economic growth and significan...

Climate variability and inequalities in Indonesia and in Vietnam

Climate change and variability in South East Asia (SEA) has been remarkable in the past 20 years. The peculiarity of the economy and societal structure of SEA has an impact on how these effects will b...

Inequalities and environmental changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin

This project proposes a systematic analysis of the inequality-environmental change nexus in the Lower Mekong River Basin Region. It aims at building scientific base for policy action as well as identi...

Fiscal Incidence Analysis

The CEQ Assessment is a tool that analyzes the impact of taxation and social spending on inequality and poverty, allowing governments to assess the redistributive and poverty-reduction impact of their...

Analysis of the distributional impact of development cooperation projects

It is critical to assess how, and the extent to which, projects and programmes supported by development agencies contribute to the goal of reducing within country inequalities. A methodology (Morabito...

Youth inclusion in labor markets in Niger: Evidence from Tahoua and Zinder

How do intersecting vulnerabilities affect the quality of young women and men inclusion in labor markets in Niger and their ability to move out of and remain out of poverty? How do different forms of...