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Replay | AI and linguistic diversity in Africa
This conference is part of AFD's "TechTalks" webinar series.
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Transport & Mobility – 2024 Activity report
The mobility of people and goods is an essential condition for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There has been progress, but gaps remain on climate and sustainability issues. The...
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Summary - Aligning Climate, nature and Development: a crosscutting ambition for the planet 2025 - 2030
This document presents a summary of the crosscutting “Planet” roadmap for the 2025–2030 period. The new international landscape and the proven links between the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisi...
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Gaps in Human Capital and Labor Demand in Oaxaca
This report examines the structural barriers that constrain the development of talent in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It proposes concrete strategies to translate the region's cultural, productive, an...
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What can be learned from 25 years of AFD action in Lebanon?
Since opening its office in Beirut in 1999, AFD has become a recognized development actor, demonstrating an ability to adapt its operations to the multiple crises Lebanon has faced. Keen to learn from...
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AFD and Climate - health
Climate change not only has direct consequences for people’s physical and mental health, but it can also disrupt entire national healthcare systems. Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are dispro...
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Powering villages in Kenya's Turkana County
Although Kenya’s electrification rate is higher than the sub-Saharan average, rural areas still lag far behind.
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AFD Group offer - For the health sector
More than half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services, and health inequalities among world regions remain very high. AFD Group supports the establishment of health and soci...
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COP30: Who will pay for the climate?
A few days before the opening of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Thomas Melonio welcomes François Gemenne – political scientist, professor at HEC, president of the Observatory of Sustainable Finance, and co-a...
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How to curb deforestation on the Amazon frontier?
Deforestation in the Amazon advances through a frontierexpansion dynamic marked by speculation, land conquest, and the rapid conversion of land. These dynamics often come with conflict and exclusion,...
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Sri Lanka: After the storm, a promising economic recovery
An island nation in the Indian Ocean, since 2019, Sri Lanka has been experiencing the most severe economic crisis in its post-independence history. The country was for a long time held up as an exampl...
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Infographic – Our activity in favor of nature and biodiversity in 2023
Protecting biodiversity is central to all of AFD Group’s actions and is a major priority, as is the fight against climate change. To halt its decline and protect ecosystems, AFD supports the restorati...
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Water, Health, Education, Economy: Tangible Results in Lebanon
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in Lebanon, AFD celebrates a partnership built on trust and solidarity between France and Lebanon.
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Extreme Heat in Urban Areas of Vietnam: A Systematic Review
This study provides a systematic review of scientific and grey literature, in both english and vietnamese, on extreme heat in Vietnam’s urban areas. It assesses the current state of knowledge on this...
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Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use Change on Flood Flow in the Ca River Basin (Vietnam)
The Ca River Basin, one of the largest transboundary basins in Viet Nam, located in the North Central region, regularly faces large flood events causing great damage to people’s lives and livelihoods....
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Rwanda: Building Clean Infrastructure for a Green and Inclusive Future
In Rwanda, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is supporting the country’s accelerating green transition through Ireme Invest — an initiative led by the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD).
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AFD and water in Lebanon
Since 1999, AFD has maintained its emblematic commitment to the water sector, adapting to the evolving challenges of the local context. In close collaboration with public institutions, its current act...
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Sargassum strandings in the Caribbean - How can we integrate knowledge, innovation, and governance to find a s...
Although of natural origin, Sargassum has proliferated under the combined effects of climate change—warming waters, increased nutrient inputs, and altered ocean currents. The phenomenon has expanded a...
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The Paris Agreement: 10 years of action by AFD Group
In 2015, at the heart of the COP21 negotiations, the Paris Agreement became our compass.
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In Kenya, women are building roads to opportunity
In Kenya's arid and semi-arid regions (ASAL), the development of road infrastructure is a key driver of connectivity, safety and access to services. In Maralal, the supported project favours labour-in...
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