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AFD in Papua New Guinea
In July 2023, France annonuced significant development funding, and the opening of an AFD office in PNG. The first AFD officer posted in PNG arrived in June 2024. Expertise France, AFD’s technical sub...
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Escaping child labour in Tanzania
Across Tanzania, 4.2 million children are subjected to the worst forms of forced labor. Discover the inspiring stories of children from northern Tanzania's Geita region who were able to escape the gri...
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Côte d’Ivoire - Macro-financial resilience and pursuit of an emerging ambition
Since emerging from its “lost decade” (2000-2010), Côte d'Ivoire has enjoyed strong economic growth (+7.2% since 2012). Resilient in the face of successive external shocks, it has confirmed its positi...
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AI Investment Potential Index 2025
The AI Investment Potential Index (AIIPI) 2025 represents a significant advancement in the systematic evaluation of global readiness and attractiveness for artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Bu...
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AFD and the Three Oceans
In the Three Oceans, AFD focuses its operations on economic and social development, and on tackling common challenges such as climate change and inequalities. To provide a holistic response to cros...
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AFD Group's flagship project in the Indopacific
Aligned with France’s Indo-Pacific strategy, AFD Group spearheads impactful projects across the region to address global public goods such as climate resilience and biodiversity protection. With a pre...
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What do civil society actors think about the human rightsbased approach ?
On the eve of the international conference Human rights and sustainable development, which took place at AFD on 8 December 2023, many representatives of civil society organizations from all continents...
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Atlantic Ocean : our regional flagship projects
In a region marked by collective challenges, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is committed to fostering regional integration among overseas territories and promoting collective responses. Throu...
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Projections of Heat Stress in Vietnam Using Physically-Based Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature
The wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is a widely used index for assessing heat stress. However, many studies on heat stress under climate change rely on simplified WBGT calculations, which may introd...
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AFD Group Evaluations Report 2025
What lessons can be learned from the projects supported by the AFD Group? How can we enhance the effectiveness of our action? The insights gained from evaluations contribute to continuous learning,...
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Highlights from AFD Group Evaluations Report 2025
What lessons can be learned from the projects supported by the AFD Group? How can we enhance the effectiveness of our action? The insights gained from evaluations contribute to continuous learning,...
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Pacific Ocean - 10 flagship projets for the ocean
In June 2025, the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) brings the international community together with one goal in mind: to protect the oceans and their resources to strengthen the implementation...
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Results & Outlook 2024-2025 - AFD Group
Two thirds of French people believe that, given the current international situation, France and the European Union should invest more in international solidarity. AFD Group plays a key role in this...
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Summary: Results & Outlook 2024-2025 - AFD Group
In 2024, AFD Group's activity increased to €13.7 billion, compared with €13.5 billion in 2023. This year, 1,250 new projects were financed in 160 countries and French Overseas Territories. These so...
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Sustainability-Linked Bonds and Credit Enhancement: New Approaches for PDB Financing
The investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals particularly in emerging markets and developing economies, require the mobilization of more available capital. Public development ba...
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Corporate social responsibility: our commitments
The AFD Group “Strategy 2025-2030” document has unveiled our new CSR ambition: to (i) contribute to aligning the Group to the SDGs through the quality of our operations and (ii) bring our internal fun...
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How can nature support resilience planning and climate action in cities?
This policy brief provides feedback on a new rapid approach to identifying (i) climate and natural risks, (ii) potential nature-based solutions (NbS) to address those risks, and (iii) strategies to im...
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Why is ocean acidification a major political issue?
Ocean acidification, caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, is one of the most worrying challenges of climate change. It threatens marine ecosystems, in particular cor...
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Supporting large ocean states
In the Three Oceans, AFD focuses its operations on economic and social development, and on tackling common challenges such as climate change and inequalities. To provide a holistic response to cross-...
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