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2050 Facility
Low-carbon, resilient development, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, is inconceivable unless we design long-term trajectories for an economic, social, technological and institutional...
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迈向 可持续发展的“一带一路”?
根据中国国际资本流动的研究表明，中国已经成为国际投融大国。通过“一带一路”倡议，中国未来发展着重围绕三个侧重点：经济增长、通过交通基建连通以及贸易交流。在2019年4月举行的第二届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛上，中国政府着重强调了金融与环境的可持续性问题，表示希望推动共建“一带一路”高质量发展。该讲话为加强更频繁的国际交流铺平了道路，有利于加强其他发展融资机构之间的合作，同时也意味着中国与各国金融...
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Sahel - 2019 Activity Report
As a priority area for French development policy, the Sahel is faced with a diverse array of security, climate, economic, social and political challenges. The countries in the region (Burkina Faso, Ca...
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Burkina Faso: corporate citizens facing Covid-19
Like many countries, Burkina Faso is confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic. This health crisis has had a major impact on household income. In response, social support measures have been taken, such as...
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Urban Development and Support for Local Authorities - 2019 Activity Report
In 2030, 60% of the world’s population will be living in cities. This rapid urbanisation will have impacts that are social (growth in precarious settlements, increased risks of social fragmentation an...
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Reemerging diseases: New health challenges in Southeast Asia
Population growth and economic development in Southeast Asia are driving major changes: a high rate of urbanization, increased exploitation of natural resources, intensification of agricultural practi...
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An athlete dedicated to education
As France’s youngest department, with more than half its population under the age of 18, Mayotte naturally focuses on many education-related issues. It is an ideal playing field for the entertaining a...
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Denis Mukwege: Sexual violence is a fearsome weapon
Rape and sexual slavery are routinely practiced by armed groups with an ever-increasing number of victims, leading over time to the breakdown of family and social models. For affected women, access to...
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Seed fund for African digital start-ups
It’s a big boost for small businesses and entrepreneurs. To help support and finance African start-ups, AFD is launching a new €15 million seed fund. It’s part of a growing commitment to expanding the...
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Inspiring children and uplifting the city through sports
The city centre of Johannesburg, historically the heart of the city's economic activity, has seen a sharp decline since the 1970s: many buildings were abandoned, public spaces were left in decline and...
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Since 2017, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and AFD, in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), have been supporting the Deep Decarbon...
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AFD and the blue economy in Indonesia
The largest archipelago in the world with nearly 17,000 islands and the 6th Exclusive Economic Zone of the world (sea surface of 6 million km²), Indonesia is a country that conceives its development a...
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20 years of AFD in Palestine
Over the last twenty years and with a difficult Palestinian history, AFD funded many projects aiming to help the most vulnerable people and to support institutional building of Palestine. In coordinat...
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Microfinance at the service of the population in Ghana
The Ghanaian financial sector is dominated by banking institutions but also relies on a large number of non-bank financial institutions, from the formal, semi-formal or formalization sector. Microfina...
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Financing TVET: a comparative analysis in six Asian countries
Over the last years, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has been rising in the political agenda of both the international community and many governments around the world. In the ne...
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Tunisia
Tunisia, which is located between the Mediterranean and the Sahara, went through a major political shake-up in 2011. Its transition to democracy was underpinned three years later with the introduction...
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Financing TVET: a comparative analysis in six Asian countries - Korean Case Study
Over the last years, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has been rising in the political agenda of both the international community and many governments around the world. In the ne...
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Financing TVET: a comparative analysis in six Asian countries - Country Case Study: Viet Nam
Over the last years, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has been rising in the political agenda of both the international community and many governments around the world. In the ne...
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Evaluation Summary - Post-earthquake reconstruction program in the Sichuan Province, China
In the Sichuan province of China, for the “Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation” sector, the post-earthquake reconstruction program was subject to an evaluation in September 2015. The Wenchuan...
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Evaluation Summary - Yichang small hydraulic project, China
In China, for the “Energy” sector, the Yichang small hydraulic project was subject to an evaluation in August 2014. The project was perfectly aligned with the strong Chinese focus on renewable energy...
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