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Infographic – Our Water and Sanitation Commitments in 2022
In 2022, AFD Group continued its work to improve access to water and sanitation and dedicated 1.2 billion euros to this sector. This financing also contributes to achieving several Sustainable Deve...
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The local economic development effects of income transfers in South Africa. The Social Relief of Distress gran...
Following the onset of COVID-19 in April 2020, this qualitative study considered the effects of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant on local economies in five urban and peri-urban locations in S...
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David Nghambi: "we must innovate to finance small farmers"
Farmers face many challenges, including access to finance, which is often not suited to the cyclical nature of agriculture or to small-scale farming. In response, the Tanzania Agricultural Development...
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Infographic - Our health and social protection commitments 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic revealed the urgent need to invest more in making health and social protection systems more resilient to current and future crises, whether related to health, climate, the econom...
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Strengthening climate services in Africa by incorporating local knowledge
https://issuu.com/objectif-developpement/docs/qdd_60_vf_bdLocal knowledge is currently attracting growing interest on the international stage, in particular for its contribution to biodiversity conser...
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ESTEEM: A Decision Support Tool for Decarbonized Horizons
The implementation of the necessary changes toward a low-carbon economy is accompanied by risks to which the Global South is particularly vulnerable. The ESTEEM model proposes to identify certain t...
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Transport and Mobility - 2022 Activity Report
Biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, the transport sector was one of the hardest hit by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Yet 2022 saw a marked recovery in flows of passengers and g...
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Filing a complaint against an AFD project, how does it works?
Any individual, group or community harmed by environmental or social incidents caused by an AFD-funded project can file a complaint with the Mechanism. The Mechanism is managed by a Complaints Offi...
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Building resilient secondary cities in Uganda
The government of Uganda recently elevated 10 municipalities to the rank of secondary cities to address issues of physical planning and urban infrastructure investments. Led by the Ministry of Land, H...
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Infographic – Our Transport and Mobility Commitments in 2022
In 2022, AFD Group committed 1.8 billion euros for the transport sector. Urban mobility is a strong marker of AFD Group's activity in the sector. Thanks to new financings, 8.8 million people...
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia and is experiencing the strongest economic growth in the region. However it faces great challenges to ensure sustainable growth, which benefits all of its populat...
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Evaluation Summary - The Jodhpur Water Supply Project, Rajasthan, India
In India, the Jodhpur Water Supply Project (CIN 1029 et CIN 1056) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The main objectives were : Containing the emissions of the green-house gases (GHGs) throug...
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Evaluation Summary - Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS) in Philippines
In Philippines, the Disaster Risk Management and Institutional Strengthening Programm (DRM-IS – CPH1026) was subject to an evaluation in 2022. The DRM-IS technical assistance aims to contribute to...
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AFD and the Energy Transition in New-Caledonia
With New Caledonia's energy transition blueprint, the Government plans to make the territory an energytransition and sustainable-development model. New Caledonia's energy transition policy aims to...
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Delivering public interest goods in Africa. Stopgap measures, state reform, and commons
Given the polysemy of the concept of “commons,” we use the concept of “public interest goods,” the content of which varies according to historical situations. In Africa, different institutions (modes...
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A “shared earth” approach to put biodiversity at the heart of the sustainable development in Africa
Biodiversity is a classic example of a global commons. As we enter the coming decades of a rapidly changing climate, declining biodiversity, growing human populations and economic growth, sub-Saharan...
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Private production or public project ownership to scale up the construction of photovoltaic power plants in Af...
Despite its abundant solar resources, Africa currently has low solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacities compared to other continents. Yet, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)...
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AFD and Macroeconomic Modelling Tools for the Ecological Transition
AFD has been developing two macroeconomic modelling tools – the GEMMES and ESTEEM models – for analysing the macroeconomic aspects of the ecological transition.
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Global biodiversity scenarios: what do they tell us for Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks?
The risks associated with biodiversity loss could have severe socio-economic and financial consequences, at least as large as those imposed by climate change, in addition to interacting with them. Bec...
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Biodiversity and financial instability with Julien Calas
The collapse of biodiversity threatens the financial system because there are two types of crisis: the physical crisis and the transition crisis. Whatever the type of crisis, if the problem becomes wi...
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