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UNOC 2025 – THE UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE
From 9 to 13 June 2025, France will host the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, in partnership with Costa Rica. This major international summit will bring together heads of state, i...
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Decent Work
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Employment
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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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Rwanda
In the heart of the Great Lakes region, Rwanda has experienced more than two decades of sustained growth, which has been accompanied by a significant improvement in living conditions for its populatio...
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Vanuatu
An Oceanian archipelago made up of more than 80 islands, Vanuatu is particularly vulnerable to climate risks and natural disasters, putting pressure on both its population and economy. AFD has been a...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica, a country with exceptional ecological wealth, has stood out for its sustained commitment to environmental and biodiversity conservation since the 1980s. Thanks to strong economic performan...
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Infrastructure
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Financial Systems
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Moldova
At the eastern border of the European Union (EU), Moldova is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by an ambitious agenda of economic and institutional reforms with a view to its accession to t...
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Crises and conflicts
AFD acts before, during, and after crises to strengthen the resilience and peacebuilding capacities of institutions and to support vulnerable populations.
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The Climate Archives of Indochina - Insights for Understanding Climate Change in Vietnam and Southeast Asia
This article presents a new historical climate database called Climate data rescue of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It covers the period from 1867 to 1973. The oldest data were produced by military ho...
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Developing Historical Gridded Climate Datasets for Vietnam Using Reanalysis Data and Station Observations Sinc...
Accurate and high-resolution gridded climate data are crucial for scientific applications, yet such data have long faced limitations due to sparse and uneven station networks. In this study, we addres...
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Support Fund for Feminist Organizations - Activity Report 2024
To support the work of feminist movements under increasing pressure, France is mobilizing its instruments in support of its feminist foreign policy on the international stage. Since 2020, the Support...
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AFD Group brings together three major emerging economies to accelerate the energy transition
Ten years to the day after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Agence française de développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU) welcomed to Paris, from 8 to 12 December 2025, delegations from...
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Final evaluation of the Renewable Energy Absorption Transmission Development Project (REATDP), Sri Lanka
The project aimed at improving the electricity provision in Sri Lanka: • Increase the grid's renewable energy (RE) absorption capacity (specific outcome) • Reduce the average cost of production acr...
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AFD and PLN strengthen their cooperation to accelerate Indonesia’s energy transition
The Agence française de développement (AFD) and Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PLN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the transformation of the Indonesian power sy...
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Is Africa really against democracy? L’Éco du monde #9
Angola, Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya… While social movements advocating social, economic, and political demands emerged in several African countries in 2025, Thomas Melonio hosts Ousmane Ndiaye, journalist...
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Loans: AFD’s primary financing tool
Loans account for the vast majority of Agence Française de Développement (AFD)’s financial activity (90%), while grants for sustainable development projects represent 10%. This lean economic model hel...
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