Publications and media
India: art works and raise awareness about plastic pollution in the oceans
In India, the "Metis" project, through the visual arts, aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fun...
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Indonesia: comic strip and raise awareness about plastic pollution in the oceans
In Indonesia, the "Metis" project, through the comic strip, aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis...
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Morocco: photography to raise awareness of the role of women in artisanal fishing
In Morocco, the "Metis" project, through photography aims to raise awareness of the role of women in artisanal fishing through: the impact of entrepreneurship and women's financial autonomy on develop...
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Mauritius: music to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the oceans
In Mauritius, the "Metis" project, through the music, aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund...
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Mexico: painting and conservation of biodiversity
In Mexico, the "Metis" project, through the painting promote the protection of biodiversity. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund promotes better integration...
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Nigeria: visual arts to help prevent children from dropping out of school
In Nigeria, the "Metis" project, through visual arts help to prevent students from dropping out of school. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund promotes better...
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Peru: art to conserve the forest and the way of life
In Peru, the "Metis" project, through arts help to conserve forests, ecosystems, and ways of life through artistic dialogue. Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fun...
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Social Assistance for Informal workers
This paper exposes the measures extended to informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study analyzes two South-American countries which have a high percentage of informality, Colombia and Bra...
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Studies and Research - 2020 Activity Report
At the heart of AFD Group research are inequalities and efforts to reduce them, the environmental transition, management of shared resources and economic diagnoses of countries where AFD operates....
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Women's Voices
The exhibition “Women’s Voices”, launched in Cambodia by AFD, aims to convey and raise the voices of inspiring Cambodian women involved in AFD-supported projects and to highlight their stories, their...
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Energy Transition Strategy 2019-2022 - Mid-Term Review
AFDD Group’s Energy Transition Strategy 2019-2022 was approved by the Group’s Board of Directors in mid- 2019. Its objective is to “accelerate the energy transition in developing countries in the dire...
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AFD and the Energy Transition in Africa
To promote the energy transition in Africa, AFD supports the development of efficient, low-carbon energy services that are accessible to everyone. It relies on three major assets: diversified financin...
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Riyong Mro: preserving biodiversity through community seed banking
The complex and labour-intensive characteristics of jhum or shifting cultivation pose a challenge for many farmers like Riong Mro. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a scarcity of seeds had left his commu...
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Research Conversations replay: Energy Transition Metals’ extraction and Sustainable development goals (SDG)
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Olga Koukoui: "Kampala has strong political will to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the European Union, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects....
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Gabriel Charasse: " Bobo-Dioulasso will be particularly exposed to climate change events"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. With 800,000 i...
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Romain Dissaux: "in Conakry this result in a system for capturing biogas"
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. The city of C...
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The ceremony 80 years by your side - the replay
To mark AFD's 80th anniversary, a special event has been broadcast live online on December 2. It promises to be a kind of polyphonic concert, where words, emotions and points of view from all over the...
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Alex Chunet: "At AFD, we use artificial intelligence to analyze imagery"
A partnership agreement was signed between AFD and the National Space Study Center to promote the adoption by AFD of geospatial technologies for its research and development projects. This new collab...
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Women's Voices: Gender inequalities in Cambodia
In the process of raising women’s voices and in connection with the corresponding exhibition, AFD invites you to take the time to listen to them. To listen to the testimonies of four women from differ...
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Metis: a unique initiative to link arts and development
Launched in 2021 by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Metis fund promotes better integration of the arts and culture into official development assistance. This financial mechanism allows ar...
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