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Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa
Reducing the labor market gender gap is crucial for ensuring women’s economic empowerment. Despite recording one of the highest participation rate in the workforce, women in Sub-Saharan Africa still f...
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Virtual universities in Africa: The challenges that need to be overcome
An increasing number of African nations now offer virtual universities. This is an appropriate (though partial) response to the challenge of the massification of higher education. However, the rollout...
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Seeing the Light in rural Uganda
Some 43% of Uganda's population still lacked access to electricity in 2022. This prompted Agence Française de Développement and the European Union to launch a new project aiming to connect 40,000...
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Development Finance Institutions: New directions for the future
In an evolving development landscape, the urgency for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to innovate, adapt and deliver is intensifying. In this context, four discussions – focusing on DFIs’ addi...
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Philippines – Preserving economic stability, financing development and anticipating climate issues
Referred to as the “sick man of Asia” during the last third of the 20th century, the Philippines has recorded dynamic economic growth since the mid-2000s and is beginning to catch up with the more adv...
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Governance: how can institutions serve citizens?
Governance refers to the operational norms and regulations of any entity, whether it’s an organization, company, region, or an entire country. As the UN’s 16th Sustainable Development Goal, governa...
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Recycling carbon taxes for reindustrialisation: addressing structural rigidity and financialisation in natural...
Inclusion of developing and emerging countries in the low carbon transition agenda is imperative to meet climate goals, and policies should be tailored to their unique characteristics. Despite their s...
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Climate: taking action for a more sustainable financial system
Actors in the financial system play an essential role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in combating climate disruption. AFD Group works alongside financial institutions and re...
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AFD and gender equality in South Asia
Agence Française de Développement is committed to gender mainstreaming in all operations, recognizing that sustainable development cannot be achieved without gender equality. Financing projects that p...
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Ex-post evaluation of Tubas Governorate water supply improvement and sanitation access enhancement project, Pa...
The general objective was to improve the living conditions of the population of the villages located in the districts of Tubas and Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, through improved access to wate...
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Evaluation of AFD - Bank of Kigali projects (2011 – 2022), Rwanda (CRW1023-CRW1045-CRW1046)
The overall objectives of the projects with Bank of Kigali were to support the expansion in the bank’s corporate loan portfolio, specifically to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), by reducing...
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Mid-term evaluation of AFD policy-based loan (PBL) in the energy sector in Georgia (CGE1014-CGE1019-CGE1020-CG...
The specific objectives are: - To structure the regulatory framework of the EE sector ; - To support Georgia in the regulatory and operational implementation of the third Energy Package and includ...
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Cross-Evaluation of 3 water supply projects in Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Siem Reap) (CKH1121-CKH1174-CKH1161)
The Greater Phnom Penh Water Supply Project (2013-2016), known as “Niroth 2”, aimed to expand the production capacity of the Niroth 1 water treatment plant. The project to extend Chamcar Morn’s water...
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Responsible Data Re-use in Developing Countries: Social Licence through Public Engagement
The datafication era has transformed the technological landscape, digitizing multiple areas of human life and offering opportunities for societal progress through the re-use of digital data. Developin...
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AFD Group Offer in India
This document provides a comprehensive overview of the AFD Group's presence and contributions in India. It delves into the multifaceted initiatives undertaken by the AFD Group, including Proparco and...
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Evaluation Highlights: Cambodia’s cities faced with the challenge of drinking water supply
Since the early 2000s, Cambodia has undergone sustained urban development, leading to a steady increase in water demand. To meet this challenge, AFD has provided support to Cambodia since 2002 in the...
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Water and Sanitation- Activity report 2023
Water is a major challenge for the 21st century. Shortages, poor water quality and the lack of sanitation facilities have an impact on food security, health, gender equality and living conditions for...
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Infographic – Our Water and Sanitation Commitments in 2023
Despite an international situation that continues to be particularly uncertain, AFD Group’s activity in the water and sanitation sector reached an unprecedented level in 2023. With 1.8 billion euro...
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Is the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) a reliable tool for improving the management of minin...
“Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)” refers to the procedure by which the owner of a mining project is required to assess the environmental and social impact of the project with a view...
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How to assess coastal flood risk in data-sparse coastal lowlands? Accurate information on land elevation is k...
With rising sea level, the densely populated coastal lowlands in the world, many of them located in the Global South, face increasing flood risks and thus require reliable flood risk assessments. As t...
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