Publications and media
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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AFD Group offer: Energy
Triple renewable energies, double energy efficiency, and reduce fossil fuel demand by 25% by 2030: this is what needs to happen if we are to keep global warming at +1.5 °C. AFD Group is actively invo...
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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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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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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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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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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Research Conversations replay: Bonds for Sustainable Development?
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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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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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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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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Research Conversations replay: Identifying farming systems that contribute to food security, the fight against...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Realizing the Potential of National Development Banks to Boost Sustainable Development Financing with MDB Supp...
The world’s public development banks cannot avoid confronting the global environmental and climate finance crises. Nor should they. This research paper asks, ‘What do national development banks (NDBs)...
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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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Reimagining Data Governance for AI
This report introduces a practical, community-centered framework for governing data reuse in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC...
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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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