Publications and media
Covid-19: Solid Waste Management in Response to the Crisis
It is essential for public health to ensure the continuity of solid waste management services in a safe and sustainable way, especially in case of sanitary emergency such as the Covid-19 crisis. Not o...
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Questioning Fishing Access Agreements towards Social and Ecological Health in the Global South
While marine ecosystems play a major role in the regulation of climate and our Planet's ability to cope with climate change, they are also critical for providing food, livelihood, and income to billio...
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East Africa - 2020-2024 Regional Strategy
Based in Nairobi, the Eastern Africa Regional Office covers eleven countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Tanzania. This regional st...
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AFD and economic and financial governance
In order to finance their development policies and provide essential services to their population (e.g. healthcare, education, water and sanitation), governments have to manage their financial resourc...
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AFD and Environmental and climate justice
Faced with the environmental and climate emergency, AFD’s Justice Group offers to support its partner countries to strengthen their environmental law and ensuring access for all to justice in environm...
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AFD and capacity building
Nowadays, AFD is no longer simply a «development financier», but rather strives to strengthen its partners in a more structural way. With in-house expertise in capacity building, we support them in th...
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The role of social housing in reducing inequality in South African cities
Social housing is a powerful tool to integrate divided cities by providing decent rental accommodation for low- and moderate-income working families. It can bring communities together in dense urban a...
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Acting together for the Sustainable Use of Water in Agriculture
Pressure on groundwater, particularly by agriculture, is increasing throughout the world. This leads to pumping races from which the poorest farmers are rapidly excluded. This paper presents the solut...
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Inequalities in Maternal Healthcare Spending: Evidence from Burkina Faso
This brief examines how public and overall health spending on institutional delivery services have become more egalitarian as policies targeting universal maternal care have been rolled out in Burkina...
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Inequalities in Healthcare Spending on Curative Services: Evidence from Malawi
Both public spending and overall spending on curative services have become more egalitarian in Malawi with the rollout of Universal Health Coverage policies across the country. The findings reveal inc...
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Inequalities in Maternal Healthcare Spending: Evidence from Zambia
Public and overall health spending on institutional delivery services are more egalitarian as policies targeting universal maternal care are being rolled out in Zambia. While the distribution of benef...
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Inequalities in Maternal Healthcare Spending: Evidence from Malawi
As policies targeting universal maternal care have been rolled out, has public and overall health spending on institutional delivery services become more egalitarian in Malawi? While the distribution...
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Inequalities in Healthcare Spending on Curative Services: Evidence from Zambia
Both public spending and overall spending on curative services have become more egalitarian in Zambia with the rollout of Universal Health Coverage policies across the country. New research finds that...
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The Essential Role of Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity - Executive Summary
Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is key to promote civic engagement for a fairer, sustainable and inclusive future. A joint report was released in February 2021 by the French multi-stakeholder advis...
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AFD and the Ocean
The ocean is essential to development, food security, employment and the economy in a number of countries. Yet it is being weakened by increased pressure from human activities. The degradation of envi...
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Hydromet Project: Annex 6 - Environmental and Social Management Framework
This document presents the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the project titled “Building Regional Resilience through Strengthened Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Servic...
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Data4Nature: Practical Recommendations Guide for Publishing Primary Biodiversity Data
Within the frame of the Data4Nature Initiative, AFD is requiring project owners and service-providers to publish any primary biodiversity data generated within the framework of funded projects, throug...
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AFD and Tanzania
Present in Tanzania since 2008, AFD – the French Development Agency – offers financing solutions and technical assistance to support the Tanzanian government in achieving middle-income status by 2025....
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AFD and the energy sector in Tanzania
In 2014, the Tanzanian government defined a strategy for the development of the electricity sector. To meet its objectives, AFD operates according to 3 strategic lines of action, with a focus on proje...
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AFD and the water and sanitation sector in Tanzania
Tanzania has embarked on an ambitious Water Sector Development Program (WSDP) for the period 2006-2025. To meet its objectives, AFD operates according to 3 strategic lines of action: Access to...
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AFD and Burundi
AFD has been active in Burundi since 1978 and currently finances the education sector to meet the needs of a young and growing population. Our objective: to strengthen social cohesion and human cap...
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