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Integrated Land-Sea Ecosystem Conservation in Fuding
The project aims to support Fuding municipality in building an integrated land-sea ecological conservation and management system from the upper watersheds to the coastal ecosystems of mangroves and to...
Project
The Commons
The Commons explores the many forms of development being championed by Africa’s residents, users, and citizens. In addition to managing property and shared tangible and intangible resources collective...
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KREWER
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Evaluation of the Rural Development Project Phase II, Palestinian Territories (CPS1198)
The project aims to promote inclusive development and strengthen Palestinian sovereignty, local governance, and sustainable development of 19 communities in Area C, over a 42-month period from 2021 to...
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How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Growth? AFD Has Solutions
The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Especially because reducing...
News
Morocco
AFD has been active in Morocco since 1992. It is our largest partner by volume, with exposure reaching €3.2 billion in December 2024, distributed among 48 borrowers, including the Kingdom of Morocco....
Regions and countries
Mauritius
As a small island state that is highly vulnerable to climate change yet economically dynamic, Mauritius promotes a model of sustainable development that combines social welfare and growth. AFD is invo...
Regions and countries
The SDGs are 10 years old: what progress has been made since 2015?
The ambition of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, is to provide responses to the main global challenges by 2030: poverty, inequa...
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What are "nature-based solutions"?
From food and health to climate action, nature offers effective, low-cost, and sustainable solutions to many of today’s societal challenges. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is particularly att...
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French Guiana
French Guiana is located in South America and has a surface area equivalent to Portugal. The territory is marked by strong population growth and faces a number of social, health and economic challenge...
Regions and countries
Sustainable Forest Livelihoods in Guyana and Suriname
The objective of the project is to maintain healthy forests and natural resources in Guyana and Suriname. In order to achieve this, the program will contribute to strengthen institutional governance c...
Project
Inequality Matters: Can the GNU solve inequality in South Africa?
South Africa remains the most unequal society in the world, with persistent disparities rooted in the legacies of colonialism and apartheid. Despite three decades of democracy and redistributive polic...
Publication
LEYRONAS
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ACP-EU Supports Digital Connectivity in the Caribbean in the Face of COVID-19
In consultation with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the European Union (EU) is funding the DIRECCT (DIgital REsponse Connecting CiTizens) programme to strengthen th...
Press release
Research on the commons
The issue of commons inevitably brings up the questions of public action and exclusive ownership. It’s therefore a relevant line of research for studying the management of common resources. From resea...
Editorial page
Guinea
Located on the west coast of Africa, the region's "water tower" is endowed with exceptional natural capital. But Guinea has not started its demographic transition and has been hit hard by the Ebola ep...
Regions and countries
ENGULF: Assessing exposure to relative sea-level rise along the Gulf of Guinea
The coastline of the Gulf of Guinea is lowly elevated and particularly vulnerable to sea level rise triggered by climate change. However, in some places, another important factor has to be taken into...
Research project
Comparative study of biodiversity metrics for Public Development Banks (PDBs)
As part of this research project, AFD is working with the Biotope/Arcadis consortium to identify the best methods for measuring biodiversity – or "biodiversity metrics" – for Public Development Banks...
Research project
AFD strengthens its partnership with North Macedonia for a modern and just energy transition
The French Development Agency (AFD) took a major step forward in its cooperation with North Macedonia by signing two key agreements in Skopje on 15 October 2025 to support the country’s energy transit...
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Western Balkans
Present in the Western Balkans since 2019, AFD's mandate is to support the convergence of countries in the region towards European Union standards and the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement...
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