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Human rights and sustainable development
Following the first conference «Human rights and sustainable development» in 2021, AFD brought together a wide range of development stakeholders on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universa...
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How to build a pro-nature economy?
What are the effects of the degradation of nature on the financial system and the economy? How can they be assessed? AFD researchers and their partners have developed a methodology to identify the eco...
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Vietnam in the face of extreme heat events
Some of the greatest impacts of climate change worldwide arise from increasing extreme weather events, including hot temperature extremes. As global warming is projected to further intensify in future...
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Digital technology: activity report 2021-2023
While the digital transition is now an essential pillar of global economic and social development, the growth and rapid emergence of new uses and technologies can also be a catalyst for inequalities a...
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How can high-quality data on research systems improve decision-making and coordination in international develo...
Science remains a common language and high priority across countries. As such, science, technology, and innovation (STI) capabilities can contribute to sup port, develop, and deliver an ambitious inte...
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Infographic - Digital Technology- AFD Group's activity 2021-2023
In 2023, AFD Group focused its digital technology actions on internet access and digital services, innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of digital skills, as well as on highlighting digita...
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Housing: A Key Sector for the SDGs
Housing is an essential human right. Yet 1.6 billion people don’t have access to decent housing. By 2030, this figure could reach 3 billion. Since 2010, AFD has invested more than €2 billion to suppo...
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Farmers’ Organizations
The transition of agricultural and food systems is a major challenge on the global sustainable development agenda. After notable improvements in the early 2000s, malnutrition has remained at a high le...
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An Analytical Framework to Assess Green Transition Jobs in South Africa
The threat of climate change and the resultant catastrophic weather events across the globe underpin the need for a shift away from carbon-intensive modes of production. In South Africa, where the gen...
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Where does AFD's money come from, and where does it go?
For more than 80 years, the Agence Française de Développement has contributed to implementing France's policy on development, sustainable investment and international solidarity. Through its public se...
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How do global decarbonization trends create external risks for emerging and developing economies?
The low-carbon transition, despite its imperative nature, is likely to present both economic and social opportunities as well as downside risks, depending on the companies, sectors, or regions. The as...
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Paris 2024, Dakar 2026 and Beyond: Building Sustainable Olympism
With every passing day, countries and people are becoming more aware of the urgency of climate change, its negative consequences on the planet, and the need to adopt more sustainable practices. In thi...
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Infographic - Our Education, Training, Employment Commitments in 2023
AFD works to ensure access to quality education for all, especially for girls, from primary school to higher education, and from vocational training to employment. It also finances projects to build a...
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Sports & Development - Activity report 2023
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights sports as a unifying and inclusive vehicle: they contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in par...
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Distributive Impact of Green Taxes in Mexico
Carbon pricing is one of the most effective tools available worldwide for the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is extensive theoretical and empirical research on optimal pricing ins...
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Infographic - Our Sport & Development Commitments 2023
In February 2019, AFD Group adopted a “Sport and Development” strategy, which has consolidated the role of sports as part of our work with youth and efforts to reduce inequalities and build social coh...
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Energy Transition - 2023 Activity Report
Energy policy is the keystone to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That’s why AFD, Proparco, and Expertise France mobilize their wide range of technical and financial tools t...
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Infographic - Our activity in favor of Energy Transition in 2023
Energy policy is the keystone to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That’s why AFD, Proparco, and Expertise France mobilize their wide range of technical and financial tools t...
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Evaluation of “Sport & Development” and “Impact 2024 International” programs
The French Development Agency (AFD) has made sport a driver of inclusive investment by adopting a "Sport and Development" strategy in February 2019. These encouraging results present an opportunity f...
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AFD Group and FID health financing for CSOs
Is your Civil Society Organization (CSO) seeking financing for an international solidarity project in the health sector or does it want to implement an AFD group project? AFD group and the Fund for In...
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