Publications and media
AFD Group’s 2022 Results : The Essentials
For its first year of existence in an expanded format, the AFD Group has met its objectives in 2022. With Proparco, its subsidiary dedicated to the private sector, and now Expertise France, France's i...
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Vulnerability of Ghana’s Coast to Relative Sea-level Rise: A Scoping Review
Coastal areas are regions of essential value that are home to a myriad of services. However, population growth and climate change along with their cascading impacts have had profound impacts on their...
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A scoping study on coastal vulnerability to relative sealevel rise in the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea's low-lying soft coastline is highly vulnerable to coastal erosion and relative sea-level rise (rSLR). Large capital cities and core economic activities are concentrated along the c...
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A scoping review of the vulnerability of Nigeria's coastland to sea-level rise and the contribution of land su...
Nigeria’s low-lying coastal region, with its various economic activities, is vulnerable to global sea-level rise triggered by climate change. In some areas, this threat can be amplified by land subsid...
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AFD's Financing for Civil Society Organizations
Is your Civil Society Organization (CSO) seeking financing for an international solidarity project or does it want to implement an AFD project? AFD, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) a...
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Can Colombia cope with a Global Low Carbon transition?
This paper aims to understand the long-term consequences for the Colombian economy of a global low-carbon transition. The paper proposes an empirical Stock-Flow Consistent model for Colombia, encompas...
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Climate Change, Loss of Agricultural Output and the Macro-Economy: The Case of Tunisia
Using an empirical, multi-sectoral, open economy, Stock-Flow Consistent model, this paper assesses the long-term consequences of a sustained climate-induced decline in agricultural production for the...
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The Commons
The Commons explores the many forms of development being championed by Africa’s residents, users, and citizens. In addition to managing property and shared tangible and intangible resources colle...
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The Commons - An Overview in Swahili
An overview in Swahili of the publication " The Commons- Drivers of Change and Opportunities for Africa"
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Research Conversations replay: Middle Classes : A socioeconomic exploration of Ghana and Argentina
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Sustainable cities: living better while caring for the environment
AFD promotes and supports the development of sustainable cities. These cities are open to everyone, men and women; they are safe, efficient, and resilient. They ensure equitable access to essential se...
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Bibliometric analysis of literature combining gender and the commons
This research is based on a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature linking the gender perspective with that of the commons. The idea is not to report on all the theoretical and empirical con...
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Digital freedoms in French-speaking African countries
As digital penetration increases in countries across the African continent, its citizens face growing risks and challenges. Indeed, beyond facilitated access to knowledge such as the online encycloped...
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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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Infographic - Our Education, Training, Employment Commitments in 2022
AFD works to ensure access to quality education for all, especially for girls, from primary school to higher education, and from vocational training to employment. It also finances projects to build a...
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Infographic - Our Sport & Development Commitments 2012-2022
Since 2015, the United Nations 2030 Agenda has explicitly recognized the contribution of sport to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and yet international cooperation actions incorpora...
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AFD and Sport
The international community increasingly recognizes the power of sport to bring people together around common values. Sport is mentioned in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda as a potential contr...
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AFD and Azerbaijan
AFD has been present in Azerbaijan since 2012 and operates through sovereign and non-sovereign loans. It is mainly active in the rail sector. Its objective is to support projects that contribute to th...
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Kenya: a maternity ward for Lumumba hospital
Once a modest health center, the Lumumba establishment has become a reference hospital in Kisumu, au Kenya. It received support from AFD for its expansion and equipment, which allowed it to open a mat...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2022 Activity Report
The Covid-19 crisis has had a major effect on the education sector and jeopardizes the advances made in school enrollment, especially of girls, as well as skills development for young people entering...
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India: CITIIS Transforms Cities
The CITIIS project in India is transforming not only urban landscapes, but the way that urbanism is envisaged, developed and executed in a selection of the country's smart cities. Through this project...
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