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Suriname
Suriname is on the northeast coast of South America between Venezuela and Brazil. Despite being rich in natural resources – it’s nearly 93% covered by the Amazon rainforest – Suriname is going through...
Regions and countries
DBSA and AFD Group strengthen strategic partnership to accelerate sustainable development in Africa
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extends collaboration through 2030, focusing on climate finance, infrastructure development, and nature-positive investments
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AFD and Global Energy Alliance sign agreement to develop energy storage in Togo
Washington, October 17, 2025 — Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet have signed a USD 200,000 contribution agreement. This agreement will financ...
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Banque de France - Ferdi - AFD International Conference
This conference follows on from a conference held in July 2021 entitled "Facing climate change: what financial choices for Africa?", whose conclusions highlighted Africa's disproportionate vulnerabili...
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80 years of the UN: AFD and the 'discreet certainty' of our partnership
Founded in 1945, four years after Agence Française de Développement (AFD), then known as the "Caisse Centrale de la France Libre", the United Nations shares with AFD a rich history in support of susta...
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How AFD Group aligned its operations with the SDGs
Adopted in 2015 by the United Nations, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 targets – or sub-goals – aim to address the world's most critical challenges by 2030: poverty, inequality, cli...
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AImprovment of the public transport system in Lviv municipality
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Shevchenkiv district in Lviv has welcomed a high number of Internally Displaced Peoples as well as war-wounded soldiers and civilians, which lea...
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United for Training in European Project Management
The KALYNA project aims to strengthen the management of European funds by the Chernihiv and Kyiv Oblasts, drawing on the expertise of the Île-de-France region.
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Supporting the deployment of wastewater treatment systems using vertical flow planted wetlands
AFD is co-financing a program led by IOWater for the regional deployment of sanitation systems using vertical flow planted wetlands. For several years, this technology has been developing in Martiniqu...
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Blue Carbon Facility: financing the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems
The Blue Carbon Facility is a program that supports the protection of "blue" carbon (the carbon captured and stored by coastal and marine ecosystems) through pilot projects focused on strengthening kn...
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Atlantic Ocean Regional Office
The Atlantic Ocean Regional Office covers 16 Caribbean territories facing major development challenges. The region is endowed with remarkable biodiversity, but is on the frontline of the effects of cl...
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Haiti
Haiti is vulnerable to climate change and is marked by natural disasters, but it is also a young country. The country needs to address several challenges in order to stem the massive emigration and fi...
Regions and countries
Bolivia
AFD Group has been supporting Bolivia’s ecological and inclusive transition since 2015 through projects promoting the energy transition, access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, environm...
Regions and countries
Supporting the Resilience of the Health System in the Odessa Region
As the war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine since 2022 continues, the REHAB project aims to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine's health sector by improving access to mental health care...
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Dominican Republic
Operating in the Dominican Republic since 1997, and having significantly ramped up its activity there since 2011, AFD is now the country's leading bilateral partner. Its work primarily involves suppor...
Regions and countries
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The only overseas community in North America, the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago, at the gateway to Canada, is made up of 8 islands and islets, boasting a unique geographical landscape, and und...
Regions and countries
Support for “Water and Sanitation” reconstruction in the southeastern regions
As Russia’s war of aggression has severely damaged Ukraine’s water infrastructure, the project aims to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation services in the southeastern regions of the...
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Understanding the challenges of aging in the Western Balkans
Focusing on three countries in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia), this multidisciplinary research project will explore the challenges of demographic aging and how...
Research project
Public Employment Programmes and Social Protection in South Africa
What is the role of Public Employment Programmes (PEPs) in South Africa’s social protection system, and how do they contribute to employment, inclusion, and inequality reduction? The Extension of the...
Research project
Funds and facilities: a source of complementary financing
Whether for project preparation or to finance specific themes (such as conflict prevention or climate adaptation), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) manages or leverages funds and facilities tha...
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