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Atlantic Ocean - 2020 Activity Report

Despite their diversity, the territories around the Atlantic Ocean share common issues that call for a regional approach to development. This can consist in encouraging dialogue among stakeholders, fi...

Gender Equality - 2019-2020 Activity Report

Gender equality contributes to accelerating development. Women’s rights and their empowerment are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are priorities for AFD. A key actor in F...

AFD Group and Lebanon

AFD Group has become a key player in the Lebanese landscape thanks to the historical relationship between France and Lebanon. Over the years, AFD has established itself as a recognised partner for Leb...

Our commitments

Since 2004, AFD Group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach has helped it give structure to its practices and comply with obligations in social, environmental, ethical, human rights, anti-c...

Restoring ecosystems with the residents of Assam

AFD supports a sustainable and participatory management of forest ecosystems in Assam, while developing the economic resources of the populations.

Empowering Indigenous Communities in the Amazon

The “Terrindigena” Project will provide support for 18 indigenous communities in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, to improve their living conditions and protect 17 million hectares of Amazonian forest.

Restoring Qixian wetlands with nature-based solutions

The Changyuan River restoration project in Shanxi province relies on nature-based solutions to restore essential ecological heritage and increase the capacity of local ecosystems to adapt to climate c...

AFD Group Exclusion list

The objective of the exclusion list is to clearly indicate the activities that the Group refuses to finance due to ethical, regulatory, environmental or social criteria, and arising from the applicati...

Position paper: Improving the Integration of Agroecological Transition within Projects Financed by the AFD Gro...

For the past twenty years, the Agence Française de Développement has been committed to supporting the Agroecological Transition (AET) of agricultural systems. As knowledge and understanding of agroec...

Sunref: An AFD Group Green Finance Label

Sunref, an AFD Group green finance label, helps economic actors in developing and emerging countries seize the opportunities offered by energy and environmental transitions and encourages local financ...

The Fund for Innovation in Development: innovating against poverty and inequality

The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) finances solutions with high potential impact on tackling poverty and inequalities in low- and middle-income countries. The Fund is backed up with a rigoro...

Climate - 2022 Activity Report

Climate and development are two tightly bound emergencies and the fight against climate change is a priority for AFD Group. The first development bank to commit to aligning its finance with the Paris...

Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity - 2022 Activity Report

AFD financing in areas such as farming, livestock raising, management of forest and fishery resources, as well as ecosystem preservation adopts an integrated territorial approach that takes climate ch...

CICLIA: Cities and Climate in Africa

Initiated in 2016 by AFD and supported by the European Union and SECO, CICLIA supports African cities in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban projects. More specifically, CICLIA funds stu...

Climate

Financing CSO projects

Is your CSO seeking financing for an international solidarity project or does it want to implement an AFD project? Find out about the mechanisms tailored to your needs.

Water and Sanitation

Crises and conflicts