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IUCN World Conservation Congress: "There Can Be No Real Development Without Taking Nature into Account"

How Public Development Banks can Support Biodiversity

Despite the decline in biodiversity around the natural world, solutions can be found in unexpected places. Public Development Banks can play a major role in mobilizing the finance necessary to protect...

France and AFD, Key Partners of IUCN

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the French government, and Agence Française de Développement enjoy close ties, as exemplified by the successive partnerships the two parties...

One Planet Summit: Eight Months on, Progress on Biodiversity

Agence française de développement is taking very concrete action to implement a series of initiatives stemming from the One Planet Summit in January 2021 and focused on biodiversity. A progress report...

[Special Series] Water: Accessing an Essential Resource

Water shortages, poor sanitation and a lack of facilities can have devastating consequences for human health. While insufficient water can affect food security and living conditions, innovative work i...

Water Management, Worldwide: 12 AFD-Backed Projects

The UN Water Conference under way this week in New York is issuing a call to action to deal with the increasingly serious water-related crises unfolding all over the planet. But little progress has be...

AFD Reinforces Support for Low-carbon Transition in Indonesia and Southeast Asia

With AFD Group’s CEO Rémy Rioux’s visit to Jakarta on 15 January, AFD has renewed its commitment to energy transition, sustainable ocean management, and sustainable finance in Indonesia, as well as to...

[Special Series] Europe: a Key AFD Partner

Driven by common convictions, the European Union and AFD Group have been working together since 2008 to maximize the impact of their financing and the effectiveness of development aid. It's a central...

Access to Water remains a Major Global Problem

Senegal will host the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar from March 21 to 26. For Céline Robert, head of AFD's Water and Sanitation Division, this event should help re-mobilize the international community...

West Bank: A Pioneering Project for Clean Water and Green Energy

In parts of the Palestinian territories, not only is access to water a problem, generating the energy to treat water and sanitation services can be difficult too. The AFD and EU-financed “Nexus North”...

Building the Africa of Tomorrow: 16 Stories from Engaged Youth

On the youngest continent in the world where more than half of the population is under 25, African youth are key players in sectors ranging from sports and creative industries to entrepreneurship and...

Hann Bay, Senegal: A Partnership for Depollution and Restoration

Urban growth and industrialization in Hann Bay in Dakar have led to devastating pollution. For the bustling West African capital, the ramifications of the daily influx of industrial effluents and dome...

Strong Sustainability Trajectories: AFD Launches a Call for Research Papers

On December 7, 8 and 9, 2022, AFD is organizing its 15th International Research Conference on Development, on the theme “Strong sustainability: are Net Zero development trajectories sustainable?” A ca...

Togo

Present in Togo for over 60 years, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) supports the country in implementing public policies aimed at fostering sustainable growth, strengthening social cohesion, re...

Sahel Alliance: A Data Snapshot of the International Response to the Region’s Challenges

For deeper engagement in the Sahel in West and Central Africa, France, Germany and the European Union launched the Sahel Alliance. Backed by the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the United...

Cambodia: A New Wild Honey Label to Stimulate Rural Development

Wild honey has been cultivated in Cambodia for centuries, but it’s only recently that a new label aiming to maximize its commercial success and facilitate rural development has been launched. AFD has...

Making Water More Accessible in Niger

In Abalak in western Niger, less than two-thirds of the town of 30,000 have access to regularly running water. That is set to change. FICOL (the French local authorities financing facility), AFD and t...

AFD's New Office in Rwanda: “Symbolic of France’s Return”

Days after the inauguration of AFD Group’s new offices Kigali, its director examines the significance of France’s momentous return to Rwanda. The office opening comes ahead of the commemorations of Rw...

India: National Startup Challenge for Innovative Waste Management

The year 2022 saw major advances in France’s commitment to reducing plastic waste, with its decision to ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables, for example. India is also doing its...

AFD-Aga Khan Partnership for Improved Healthcare in East Africa

AFD and Khan continue to carry out joint operations in East Africa, which expand and improve access to quality healthcare, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania. This partnership is opening doors to high...