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Lebanon - 2021-2025 Strategy
The compounding crises that Lebanon is experiencing require adopting a new strategy that takes into account issues that need to be urgently tackled in the short term, while also preparing for the futu...
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Gulf of Guinea - 2020-2024 Regional Strategy
The Gulf of Guinea is a demographic and economic heavyweight on the continent. By 2050, the region will account for 25% of the African population at a time when Africa will be home to 50% of the world...
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Incorporating biodiversity into development trajectories
In recent seminal studies for France and the Netherlands, biodiversity has been proven a significant source of financial vulnerability, both in terms of potential physical impacts, dependence to ecosy...
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Evaluation Summary - First Green Credit Line to PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero)
In Indonesia, in the green finance sector, the PT-SMI project (CID1056) was subject to an evaluation in 2020. The objectives of the financing programme were: To strengthen the supply of fi...
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Evaluation Summary -Access to electricity in the peri-urban areas of Maputo and Pemba (EDAP)
In Mozambique, in the energy sector, the EDAP project (CMZ1093) was subject to an evaluation in 2021. The project aimed to improve the quality of life of the populations in the peri-urban areas of Map...
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Evaluation Summary - Huoi Quang Hydropower plant project, Vietnam
In Vietnam, in the energy sector, Huoi Quang Hydropower plant project (CVN1099) was subject to an evaluation in 2021. The project aimed to improve economic efficiency, public infrastructure and social...
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Samuel Lefèvre: "mobilize CICLIA to support climate action in African cities"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. ©AFD2021
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Valentine Monnier: "sustainable mobility means facilitating access to essential services"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. In the Côte d'...
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AFD Group, a partner for your development projects in Southeast Asia
AFD Group has been active in Southeast Asia for over 25 years. Find out what its strategic priorities are in the region and how it can support your projects to improve their impact! ©AFD2021
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Evaluations - Biannual Report 2019-2020
The trajectory of evaluation at AFD is a sure sign of how the evaluation of official development assistance (ODA) has gradually gained importance over the past forty years. Whilst the evaluation cultu...
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In Laos, technology for heritage protection
To better identify and protect the historic sites of Champasak and Vat Phu, the EFEO is deploying a special technology: a LIDAR survey. Using a laser, this technology makes it possible to locate ancie...
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Making abortion safer: a vital necessity
One-third of the 200 million pregnancies per year are un- wanted. These are closely linked to difficulties in acces-sing sex education and effective contraceptive methods. Unwanted pregnancies are a p...
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AFD Group in Southern Africa
In Southern Africa, AFD Group intervenes in ten countries: Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. AFD Group supports the Southern...
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Support for Civil Society Organizations - 2020 Activity Report
The year 2020 was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused a global health, economic and social crisis. This crisis mobilized all public, private and nonprofit actors. They strengthened their dia...
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Sri Lanka
A small island state in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has found its way back to the growth path after 30 years of civil war. The country now has to meet the challenge of sustainable develo...
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TCFD (Task-Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure) Report
The Task-Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) aims to improve corporate climate-related financial transparency. It encourages companies to disclose information on how climate-related o...
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Developing Countries’ Macroeconomic Exposure to the Low-carbon Transition
This paper aims at providing estimates of countries’ macroeconomic exposures to the low-carbon transition. We develop a method to evaluate countries’ external, fiscal and socio-economic exposure, and,...
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AFD and Namibia
Present in Namibia since 1998, AFD offers diverse financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Namibian government with its development policy. Along with its partners (government, priv...
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Urban cooling solutions
As part of its commitment to support the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, AFD Group helps cities in developing countries and in French overseas territories improve their resilience to cl...
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Climate Challenges: Making the Transition in Africa a Success
Africa has many advantages that will enable it to keep a low carbon footprint while achieving economic take-off. A just transition pathway that reconciles socioeconomic and climate imperatives is poss...
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