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Data4Nature Initiative
In France, the Law on Reclaiming Biodiversity, Nature and Landscapes has required public and private contracting authorities to contribute to the inventory of natural heritage since 2016. In this way...
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Territorial inequalities expressed in children's health in two neighborhoods with access to water in the city ...
Official figures on the access to water show almost total coverage in Bolivia's cities and a lower coverage of basic sanitation, which suggests an improvement in the quality of life of the population....
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Landscape of springs and collective outdoor laundries in the city of La Paz
The landscape of springs in the municipality of La Paz has been shaped by glaciers and rainwater deposits accumulated for years. In view of the landslides, the springs were stigmatized by urban planni...
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Multidimensional Inequality in Vietnam
There is a broad consensus that inequality is harmful to sustainable development. Recent studies show that inequality can reduce economic growth and increase poverty, hamper the enjoyment of human rig...
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Mapping 500+ Development Banks
The Institute of New Structural Economics (INSE) at Peking University and the Agence française de développement (AFD) are collaborating to build the first comprehensive database on public development...
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A World Tour of Climate Solutions - 2020 Edition
This second edition of the World Tour of Climate Solutions presents a sample of projects financed by AFD Group. What is a climate project? How does it meet a need in a given region? What is its impact...
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Conflicts and tensions over water ownership in the territory of the Urban-Rural Interface of Hampaturi, munici...
Many works focus on water conflicts in urban or rural areas, but very few try to understand what happens in spaces where boundaries are diffuse. In this article, we analyze the tensions and conflicts...
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Procurement guidelines for AFD-financed contracts in foreign countries
The Guidelines are the reference document for the procurement of AFD-financed contracts. Their objective is to highlight the principles, requirements, and rules of procedures AFD requires in the frame...
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Procurement plan
The Procurement Plan is a document prepared by the beneficiary of funds granted by AFD. The beneficiary is indeed required to prepare a Procurement Plan, which identifies the procurement processes and...
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Collect more, spend better? Assessing the incidence of fiscal systems and public spending in three Francophone...
The objective of this study is to analyse and compare the incidence of fiscal systems of three western African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal. The analysis relies on different data and too...
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Finance in Common : Joint Declaration of All Public Development Banks in the World
The Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent socio-economic crisis is generating profound and enduring impacts for People and the Planet. The crisis reveals and amplifies our vulnerabilities and inequalit...
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A Strategy for Reducing Inequalities in West Africa
Reducing economic and social inequalities in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Senegal requires a set of policies clearly focused on the most remote areas of these countries and the particular cha...
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AFD and Social Protection
The French Development Agency (AFD) supports the implementation of social protection systems in developing countries through loans, grants and technical assistance. It contributes to the reduction of...
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All Hands on Deck : Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
The prevalence of stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa has been declining significantly. Yet, because of high fertility rates, this is the only region in the world with a growing number of children under th...
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The Skills Balancing Act in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investing in Skills for Productivity, Inclusivity, and Adaptab...
Over the past two decades, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have grown their economies, lifted millions out of poverty, recovered from conflict, and greatly expanded access to education with a boo...
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Evaluation Summary - Sere Wind Farm Project – Eskom
In South Africa, for the “Wind power” sector, Eskom’s Sere Wind Farm project was subject to an evaluation in December 2017. Climate change has launched a quest for sustainable development, which Es...
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Evaluation Summary - Credit lines to Rand merchant bank (RMB), Nedbank and Amalgamated banks of South Africa (...
In South Africa, for the “Low-cost housing” sector, the credit lines to Rand merchant bank (RMB), Nedbank and Amalgamated banks of South Africa (ABSA) were subject to an evaluation in July 2017. Th...
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Evaluation Summary - Budget support to the spatial development strategy of the City of Johannesburg
In South Africa, for the “Urban development” sector, the partial financing of the City of Johannesburg’s medium-term budget was subject to an evaluation in May 2018. This budget support operation w...
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Evaluation Summary - District Heating Projects in Jinzhong and Taiyuan
In China, district heating projects in Jinzhong and Taiyuan were subject to an evaluation in May 2017. In 2005, the Government of the People’s Republic of China set national goals for reducing the...
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Evaluation Summary - Ashegoda Wind Farm
In Ethiopia, for the “Wind power” sector, the project to support the construction of the Ashegoda Wind farm was subject to an evaluation in February 2018. The Ethiopian government sought to diversi...
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