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A Guideline to Using Administrative Data
South Africa is undergoing the early stages of an energy transition away from coal. A planned transition requires social protection policy interventions to mitigate potential negative employment impac...
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Leveraging International Trade for the Ecological Transition: Quantifying the Drivers of Planetary Boundaries
Using a multi-regional input-output database, we calculate environmental footprints embodied in trade relations related to the different planetary boundaries for different countries and economic activ...
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How are AFD and EU improving grain storage in Egypt?
In a global context marked by tensions, food security is a strategic priority for Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer. To address this dependency and strengthen its resilience, AFD is supporting...
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AFD Group strengthens its partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation
AFD Group and the Aga Khan Foundation have signed an ambitious partnership to support coastal populations and ecosystems in the Indian Ocean.
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Coastal land subsidence in West Africa: an overlooked threat? The case of Lagos and the Volta Delta
Lagos and the Ghana’s Volta Delta face significant downward vertical land motion, a phenomenon called land subsidence, compounding sea-level rise. Several stressors drive subsidence rates of several m...
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Climate - Activity report 2024
AFD Group was the first public development bank to align its actions with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, starting in 2017. This ambition reached a milestone in 2024: its new strategy now calls...
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The energy transition: what are the alternatives to air conditioning?
Air conditioning systems are energy-intensive and are also highly polluting. AFD is exploring and supporting alternative solutions for hospitals, schools, and homes to build a more energy-efficient, e...
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Africa Development Forum Virtual Book Launch │Migrants, Markets & Mayors : Rising above the Employment Challen...
The “Migrants, Markets and Mayors: Rising above the Employment Challenge in Africa's Secondary Cities” report stands out for its innovative approach, as until now, research on migration and urban deve...
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DecoDev Webinar #2: Decoding development economics International economy
This year's second MacroDev Semestrial Panorama looks at the global economic situation, with the first section focusing on the international economy and the emerging and developing countries (EDCs), a...
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Restoring wetlands in Uganda: an integrated approach for sustainable solutions
Building capacity and policies to overcome the challenges of ecological restoration
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Citizens and climate: what place for citizen initiatives on the road to COP 30?
Challenges of this century cannot be faced without engaging populations in its diversity, bringing dynamism, resonance and innovation. Particularly, the prism of cli-mate change and just transition en...
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What mechanisms can be envisaged to finance African social science research?
Towards a sustainable and inclusive funding model for African social science research
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AFD Group: 10 years of sustainable bond issuances
At a time when the financial resources needed to achieve sustainable development goals are constantly growing, the role of the various financial players is of crucial importance. In line with its mand...
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Measuring environmental sustainability of a country : application of the ESGAP framework in Colombia and South...
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AFD Group partner of the Paris Peace Forum 2024
The Paris Peace Forum is the place where Heads of State and international organizations work with civil society and the private sector to build new forms of collective action to better manage global c...
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Farmers' organisations, partners for a just and sustainable transition of agricultural and food systems
At the end of the "Planet" cycle of the three COPs, AFD wishes to reiterate the importance of supporting farmers' organizations (FOs) to strengthen food sovereignty, create jobs and added value in rur...
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10 years of Expertise France
Expertise France, a technical cooperation agency and subsidiary of the AFD Group, invites you to watch an exceptional programme to mark its 10th anniversary. The programme will showcase the community...
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Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives & Future Challenges
The Publishing Office of the French Development Agency (AFD) is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the occasion of the release of "Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives...
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Towards new partnerships to transform food systems
The transformation of food systems is at the heart of sustainable development issues. On the eve of the Paris International Agricultural Show, which will open its doors on 22 February, AFD, the French...
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Greening Colombia's Economy: The Future of Jobs and Pensions and Implications for Inequality
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