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Improve the safety and environmental footprint of textile factories
Following the Rana Plaza incident in 2013, AFD is helping to upgrade the Bangladeshi textile sector’s security standards, as well as to improve working conditions and the environmental impact of facto...
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Supporting Bangladesh’s transition towards a “greener” economy
AFD is providing a 50 million euro credit line to the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund to finance investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation and women’s entrepreneurship.
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Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers to your questions about AFD Group What is the role of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group? How is it funded? Who benefits from its actions? Find all the answers to the mos...
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Tunisia
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been present in Tunisia since 1992, supporting the country on its path toward more inclusive and sustainable growth. Over nearly 35 years, AFD has backed ar...
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Sustainability Statement 2025
AFD Group has voluntarily published its first sustainability report, improving transparency and governance in accordance with the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive).
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Sustainability Statement 2025 - Summary
This document is a summary of the 2025 Sustainability Statement, published in June 2026. AFD Group has voluntarily published its first sustainability report, improving transparency and governance in a...
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Rebuilding Lives after the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: One Year On
In February 2023, earthquakes rocked Türkiye and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people. They were among the most devastating earthquakes to have struck the region in almost a century, turning cities...
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“The EU will continue to assert its Geopolitical Influence after the Elections”
EU citizens will be voting for their European Parliament representatives in the elections from June 6 to June 9. What impact will these elections have on Europe’s development policies? What role does...
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INEDIT project: Digital inclusion, digital savings and technological innovations
INEDIT is helping 13,000 Senegalese rural dwellers use mobile financial services tailored to their needs. It is implemented by the NGO Oxfam and its partner La Lumière and is contributing to the digit...
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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...
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“Sponge City”: rethinking water resource management in Mianyang
Increasing urban resilience to climate change and increased risks of flooding is a crucial is-sue for Chinese municipalities. AFD is therefore supporting a sponge city project in the He-dong district...
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IDBIO project - An academia partnership to recover renewable resources and waste as bio-based products
Work to recover bio-based products from renewable resources and waste and waste – this is the ambition of the IDBIO project, which was selected for the second edition of the “Academia Partnerships Afr...
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Reconciling protection efforts with heritage promotion in Xianju National Park
Drawing on the French model for nature park management, Xianju National Park intends to establish a new management model for protected areas combining the preservation of natural and cultural heritage...
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Energy recovery from restaurant food waste in Shaoyang
Managing increasing volumes of restaurant food waste has become a major challenge in China. In Shaoyang, AFD is supporting a project that will improve public collection and treatment services for this...
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The ecological restoration of Wolong Lake, a major contribution to preserving biodiversity in China
An ambitious ecological restoration project supported by AFD in northeast China has helped to revive a vital wetland while also developing new sustainable activities. The project is a success for Fran...
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Using industrial waste heat for urban heating networks in Zibo
This project located in Zibo, an industrial hub in Shandong province, is putting innovation to work for sustainable urban development. The objective is to reduce carbon intensity, greenhouse gas emiss...
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Green solidarity program for post-earthquake reconstruction in Sichuan
This project has provided support for the reconstruction of areas affected by the earthquake of 2008 in Sichuan Province, while contributing to the fight against climate change.
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Sandra RULLIERE
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Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division
Natural resource management, agro-ecology, territorial development, integrated coastal zone management.
Conserving and developing the natural and cultural heritage of Hezhou in Guangxi
The municipality of Hezhou in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous province is home to a wealth of natural and cultural heritage. The recent increase in tourism has improved living conditions for residents but h...
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Basketball Experience: Supporting education and awareness-raising through sports
AFD joins forces with the NBA to finance a project combining basketball and education on the SDGs in several African countries.
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