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Ethiopia’s first wind farm in Mekele
AFD has co-financed the first wind farm in Ethiopia. Located in the north of the country near Mekele, the wind farm answers the growing domestic energy demand and boosts the Ethiopian economic growth.
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Access to healthcare and protection: Tools to prevent tensions in Lebanon (phase 2)
The Lebanese association Amel is working on reducing tensions in Lebanon by improving access to health and protection for vulnerable people, in partnership with International Alert and Samusocial Inte...
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Community social protection in Lebanese municipalities (phase 2)
The Lebanese NGO arcenciel is working to improve social action for Lebanese and refugee populations in vulnerable municipalities. Following on from a 1st phase launched in 2016, AFD wished to extend i...
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Upgrading the drinking water supply in Soweto
AFD is supporting the upgrade of the drinking water network infrastructure and the improvement of the water supply service quality in Soweto.
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Rehabilitation of Kenyan coastal water and sanitation systems (Mombasa, Kilifi, Malindi, Kwale)
Rehabilitation of potable water production capacities of Baricho and Marere and extension of the network to Nyali.
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Reliability of electricity distribution - Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa
As part of its partnership with Kenyan authorities in the energy sector, AFD is providing direct funding to Kenya Power to support the implementation of part of its master plan.
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Strengthening the Nairobi Power Grid: Nairobi Ring
As part of its partnership with the Kenyan authorities in the energy sector, AFD supports the structuring of the national electricity grid by supporting the setting up an electric ring around the capi...
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Research on Strong Environmental Sustainability Assessments in Developing Countries
Building on the ESGAP methodology, AFD is seeking propositions to conduct research on sustainability assessments in a multi-country perspective in developing countries. This call for expressions of i...
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Support project to agriculture in the department of the Collines
The project helps to build the agricultural capacities of the municipalities and associations of the department of the Collines and to improve the living conditions of the small producers.
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Extending the Nairobi Potable Water System (Northern Collector)
This project is the implementation of phase 1 of the master plan for the extension of potable water production system in Nairobi presented in 2012.
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Advancing the Inequality Agenda Through Collaborative Research
The Members of the Strategic Committee of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities jointly launch the call for research proposals “Advancing the inequality agenda through collaborative research :...
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Cambodia
AFD has been present in Cambodia since 1993 and supports the country by focusing on two key structural areas: promoting balanced territorial development (access to basic services, water resource manag...
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Water for all uses in Colombia
Colombia has abundant but poorly distributed water resources. The lack of availability of these resources near cities is exacerbated by their poor quality, leading to serious tension which creates con...
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Provide access to microcredit to fight unsanitary Housing
Unsanitary housing is all over Nigeria. For low-income households to live in more decent conditions, AFD contributes to broadening their access to microloans.
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Improve public transport in Lagos metropolitan area
Lagos is the biggest city in Africa, but its transport infrastructure is insufficiently developed. AFD contributes to strengthening the public transport system of the metropolitan area.
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Improving access to electricity by extending power grids and electrifying rural areas
Access to electricity is a political priority in Niger, with the objective of supplying 100 new towns a year. To achieve this objective, AFD is financing the extension of NIGELEC’s distribution grids....
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Supporting Wuhan’s transition to a low-carbon model with the energy refit of public buildings
In Wuhan, AFD is supporting a project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through better management of energy consumption in public buildings.
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Optimizing urban heating in Taiyuan and Jinzhong for low-carbon development
This project was launched in 2010 and has supported Shanxi Province in its efforts to decouple urban growth from greenhouse gas emissions. It has also fostered reflection on heating sector reform.
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Railway line to link the tourist cities of Dali and Lijiang
The project was co-financed with the Asian Development Bank and connected the cities of Lijiang and Dali to the Yunnan railway network. This has helped to open up this isolated area, reduce the costs...
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Recovering forest residue to heat a district of Yichun
Heilongjiang Province in northeast China is pursuing renewable energy and recovering wood residue by building a biomass cogeneration power plant. AFD is providing support and assistance for this proje...
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