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2023 Finance in Common Summit: AFD and FDN sign a credit agreement to finance electric buses
Against the backdrop of the fourth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) held in Cartagena, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Colombia’s National Development Finance Corporation (FD...
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Public Development Banks Pledge to Work Together for the Ocean
Several public development banks gathered this week at the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, committed to working together on a Blue Finance Roadmap to take rapid action on ocean protec...
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How can the Commons approach transform Brazil?
With the COP Climate Conference taking place from November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil, the Commons approach to international solidarity highlights the pioneering strategy being implemented in th...
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“Strengthening Feminist Movements for Reproductive Autonomy” launches at Latin American Feminist Conference
We are pleased to announce the launch of a bold new initiative—Movements for Reproductive Autonomy, Equality and Solidarity (MAREAS). A multi-country initiative across Africa and Latin America to ampl...
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From Herders to Entrepreneurs: AFD opens photography exhibition on the future of pastoralism in East Africa
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has unveiled an exhibition dubbed “From Herders to Entrepreneurs: Pastoralism in Transition” at the Alliance Française de Nairobi, with an aim to reframe pa...
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Christophe BUFFET
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Research Officer on Adaptation
Adaptation, loss and damage, habitability
Christophe Buffet is a research officer at AFD and holds a doctorate from EHESS, specializing in issues of adaptation, loss and damage, and habitability.
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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AFD and 2050 Pathways bring together ministries of finance to strengthen climate action ahead of COP30
Addis Ababa, 4 September 2025 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the 2050 Pathways Platform, convened a high-level South-South peer exchange of ministries of finance from Africa,...
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Audrey ROJKOFF
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Head of the Climate and Nature Division
Climate finance, sustainable developpement, climate change adapation, mitigation
Christophe BARAT
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Country Risk Economist
Country Risk, Public Finance, Debt Management
Christophe Barat works as a country-risk economist at AFD's Research Department and is interested in public finance and debt management.
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How France is investing in the future of Latin America and the Caribbean
On the occasion of Latin America and the Caribbean Week 2026, here are five projects that show what ambitious partnerships among France, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean can achieve. From Curi...
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Colombia: A tool to facilitate dialogue on the energy transition
In a country heavily dependent on fossil fuels and committed to an ambitious energy transition, how can policymakers, regulators, financial actors, and civil society collectively explore the trade-off...
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From Research to Action – Critical Minerals in the Mid-Transition
Risks, Financing, and Partnerships for a Just European Strategy
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The energy crisis: public building efficiency is no longer optional
With recurring hydrocarbon crises, energy price volatility, supply tensions and pressure on public finances are worsening. In many countries, the energy crisis is no longer a distant prospect, but a d...
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Agro-Industry in French Guiana
In French Guiana, local industry struggles to meet the needs of the agricultural and agro-industrial sector, due to the small size of farms and a continuing lack of processing tools. The result: a sec...
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How AFD Ensures that its Financing Reaches the Final Beneficiaries
The projects financed by Agence Française de Développement are subject to ongoing attention. This involves a dialogue with its partners on almost a daily basis, supervision missions in the field, and...
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Middle Classes : A socioeconomic exploration of Ghana and Argentina
Public policies for the middle classes?
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AFD receives award for its sustainable development assessment system
On 21 May, AFD received an award from Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions – an organization that brings together nearly 70 public development banks in Latin America and th...
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When Research Informs Public Action: A Toolkit to Rethink Monitoring and Evaluation
This project developed a simple method to improve the monitoring and evaluation of initiatives that seek to inform public action through research. This method enables a better understanding of the act...
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