Publications and media
Water, Health, Education, Economy: Tangible Results in Lebanon
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in Lebanon, AFD celebrates a partnership built on trust and solidarity between France and Lebanon.
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Sovereign Credit Ratings in Developing Countries Regional - Biases and Subjectivity Factors
Sovereign credit ratings play a critical role in the international financial system and have a tangible impact on countries’ fiscal, economic, and development trajectories. Nevertheless, the activity...
Disclosure Statement - Operating Principles for Impact Management
The Impact Principles set inspiring goals to reach for all responsible finance investors eager to promote business in common. They provide standards and guidelines for an analytical and systemic appro...
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Verifier Statement - Operating Principles for Impact Management
As a signatory to the Operating Principles for Impact Management, AFD is required to publish an annual Disclosure Statement describing how its impact management system is aligned with each of the 9 Pr...
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How to curb deforestation on the Amazon frontier?
Deforestation in the Amazon advances through a frontierexpansion dynamic marked by speculation, land conquest, and the rapid conversion of land. These dynamics often come with conflict and exclusion,...
Sri Lanka: After the storm, a promising economic recovery
An island nation in the Indian Ocean, since 2019, Sri Lanka has been experiencing the most severe economic crisis in its post-independence history. The country was for a long time held up as an exampl...
COP30: Who will pay for the climate?
A few days before the opening of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Thomas Melonio welcomes François Gemenne – political scientist, professor at HEC, president of the Observatory of Sustainable Finance, and co-a...
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AFD Group offer - For the health sector
More than half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services, and health inequalities among world regions remain very high. AFD Group supports the establishment of health and soci...
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The AFD Group offer for the social protection sector
Nearly half of the world’s population lacks any social protection. Greater investment is needed in low- and middle-income countries to address poverty, inequalities, and crises. That’s why AFD Group i...
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AFD Group and Lebanon
Lebanon, the gateway to the Middle East, is facing an unprecedented and multidimensional crisis, further intensified by the recent conflict. The inefficiencies of public services jeopardize developmen...
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Powering villages in Kenya's Turkana County
Although Kenya’s electrification rate is higher than the sub-Saharan average, rural areas still lag far behind.
Paris Dialogue - Acting together for sustainable development
Established in 2023 by AFD, IEA, ICC, CEB, OECD, OIF, and UNESCO, the Paris Dialogue initiative is the result of a shared observation: international, European, and French institutions must cooperate d...
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AFD and Climate - health
Climate change not only has direct consequences for people’s physical and mental health, but it can also disrupt entire national healthcare systems. Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are dispro...
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Evaluation Highlights - What can be learned from 25 years of AFD action in Lebanon?
Since opening its office in Beirut in 1999, AFD has become a recognized development actor, demonstrating an ability to adapt its operations to the multiple crises Lebanon has faced. Keen to learn from...
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Gaps in Human Capital and Labor Demand in Oaxaca
This report examines the structural barriers that constrain the development of talent in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It proposes concrete strategies to translate the region's cultural, productive, an...
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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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...
Comparative analysis of biodiversity measurement approaches for public development banks
Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge, pushing public development banks (PDBs) to align with frameworks such as the GBF, TNFD, and CSRD. To support this, AFD and EBRD assessed six biodiversity...
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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Analysis of the Social Impacts and Vulnerabilities Linked to the Just Dimension of an Energy Transition in Mex...
Mexico’s just energy transition (JET) requires addressing both decarbonization and deep social inequalities. This study analyzes four high-impact measures: the retirement of fossil-fuel plants, the ex...
Just Energy Transition, Structural Inequities, and Social Mobility: The Case of Mexico
Mexico’s energy transition unfolds in a context of deep structural inequalities and persistently low social mobility. While most households have electricity, large disparities remain in affordability,...
