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Infographic - Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities in 2022
AFD provides cities with support for taking up the challenges of urban growth, social and territorial inequalities, and vulnerability of urban areas. In 2022, AFD committed 827 million euros to fin...
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Evaluation Summary - Cluster of 5 District Heating Projects in China
A cluster of 5 district heating projects financed by AFD in China was evaluated. They were approuved between 2012 and 2017, some of which were still being implemented at the time of the evaluation. Th...
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Africa
Demographic and social, ecological, energy, political, technological transitions… African countries face crucial challenges for their future. AFD has risen to these challenges. With a renewed strategy...
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« GRANDES LIGNES »| EPISODE 6: GENDER & DIGITAL LABOUR IN ARGENTINA
« Grandes Lignes » is the podcast of Éditions Agence française de développement which deciphers in less than 20 minutes the major questions of research on sustainable development with AFD experts....
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Reducing inequality, a question of survival
In a world of limited planetary resources, the concentration of wealth is leading to growing division. Inequalities significantly hinder sustainable development. Since many different forms of inequal...
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The Commons, vectors for development in East Africa
East Africa, like the rest of the continent, is currently facing increasingly complex social and environmental dilemmas. Faced with these challenges, the commons is an interesting approach, as it expe...
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Comprehensive Overview of the Agricultural Sector in Jordan
Agriculture in Jordan is a particularly constrained sector given the dry climate and the limited endowment in water resources.However, the sector is connected to several strategic issues, such as food...
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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...
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Infographic - Our activity in favor of Energy Transition in 2022
Convinced that the energy transition can be an opportunity for all, AFD Group calls on its partners to ensure that everyone has access to efficient and low-carbon energy services. In 2022, AFD Grou...
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Serbia: European integration, energy, war in Ukraine
The path of economic growth and development of Serbia, a country with a modern, diversified and outward-looking economy, depends at the same time on the fundamental reforms of its energy model, develo...
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Great Zimbabwe, A Nation's Pride
The ruins of the city of Great Zimbabwe, the monumental capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, are one of the most emblematic places of the world’s architectural heritage. The name of the site derives fr...
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Unboxing Mayibuye: Sharing the South African Liberation Memory
Robben Island, a symbol of the triumph of human spirit over adversity, holds a place in South African history and the nation’s memory of the liberation struggle. The “Unboxing Mayibuye” project, The U...
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Tshimologong: An Academy to Innovate African Storytelling
Established in 2016 in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct incubates digital entrepreneurs and grows the skills pipeline for the dig...
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Rwanda: how does access to electricity change lives?
This project, financed by the World Bank and AFD, aims to improve access to a modern electricity network for households, businesses and public institutions in Rwanda, and to boost the efficiency of el...
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Rwanda: boosting employment through vocational training
Rwanda, which has been experiencing strong growth and rebuilding itself since 1994, is faced with a shortage of skilled labour. Its population is growing rapidly and youth unemployment is high, despit...
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Myanmar
A large, predominantly rural country very rich in natural resources, Myanmar holds a strategic geographical position between the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia. Since 2012, Agence Franç...
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Socioeconomic and spatially-explicit assessment of Nature-related risks: the case of South Africa
This study introduces new methods for evaluating nature-related socioeconomic risks in the South African context, anchored on two main contributions. Firstly, it embarks on a multidimensional analysis...
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How is training helping address the energy crisis in Pakistan?
The Mangla Hydropower Training Institute (HPTI) is a unique institution in Pakistan, providing about 500 engineers hands-on, field training in the specific field of hydropower. AFD is supporting not o...
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Measuring social norms towards women and work in Tunisia. An assessment of the ‘opinion-matching’ method
The presence of patriarchal social norms and traditional gender roles is a potential explanation for persistent inequalities in labor market opportunities for women in the MENA region. We investigate...
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Burundi: raising awareness against violence from an early age
In Burundi, where primary schooling has been free since 2005, the NGO Play International uses sport to combat the causes of school drop-out (gender, disability and poverty). To reintegrate and keep ch...
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