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The PRIQH: a Tunisian response to the challenges of rapid urbanization
Tunisia is undergoing rapid urbanization, which is creating challenges for its population. The growth of informal settlements raises the issue of access to basic services and amenities. In order to ad...
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Evaluation of French Contribution to aide for Trade 2009-2019
The Direction Générale du Trésor (DG Trésor) of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery (MEFR), the Direction Générale de la mondialisation, du développement et des partenariats (DGM)...
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Developing a Youth Labour Market Index for South Africa at the sub-national level
Assessing the labour market situation for young people is a critical area of research that has attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers globally. However, understanding the complexity of t...
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Minka, Peace and Resilience Fund - Activity report 2022
The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund is AFD's peacebuilding tool dedicated to territories affected by crises or violent conflicts. Positioned on the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, Minka supports...
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A scoping study on coastal vulnerability to relative sealevel rise in the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea's low-lying soft coastline is highly vulnerable to coastal erosion and relative sea-level rise (rSLR). Large capital cities and core economic activities are concentrated along the c...
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AFD & KfW activities in the context of Loss and Damage - Position paper
First mentioned in 1991, Loss and Damage (L&D) has become the third pillar of the climate negotiations within a few years. In the absence of an agreed UNFCCC definition, a number of competing framings...
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Getting from Good Intentions to Effective Action: A Proposal for a Just Transition Partnering Implementation M...
The paper calls for implementation plans arising from the just transition framework in South Africa to be based on an explicit collaborative and adaptive approach and proposes a Partnering Implementat...
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Counter-cyclical Responses: How Development Banks helped the Covid-19 Recovery, and Lessons for the Future
The objective of this paper is to shed light on the crucial and varied counter-cyclical roles played by development banks across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and lessons learned for future...
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Support for Civil Society Organizations – 2022 Activity Report
The year 2022 was marked by multiple crises, which have widened inequalities and often worsened living conditions in AFD Group's countries of operation. Civil society organizations (CSOs) once again t...
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Corporate Social Responsibility & Activity Report 2023
AFD Group presents a “100% SDG” corporate social responsibility and activity report. The 2023 edition concretely reflects the alignment of the Group’s activities with the Sustainable Development Goals...
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Agricultural information systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Rethinking the role of governments in the age of priva...
Information systems play a key role in agricultural risk management strategies and production and marketing decision optimisation strategies. This makes them an important tool for poverty reduction in...
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Worldwide effects of climate change education on the cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors of schoolchildren an...
Climate change is a pressing global issue, and educating young generations about its causes, consequences, and potential solutions is crucial for fostering sustainable practices; mitigating and adapti...
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North Macedonia: Identifying a development model for the future
North Macedonia is a small, landlocked country in the Balkans that gained independence in 1991 and has a turbulent history bound up with its pursuit of regional and international recognition. The coun...
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Climate - 2022 Activity Report
Climate and development are two tightly bound emergencies and the fight against climate change is a priority for AFD Group. The first development bank to commit to aligning its finance with the Paris...
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Pakistan: making sustainable, accessible public transport a reality in Peshawar
In Peshawar, Pakistan, tens of thousands of commuters travel across the city every day - students, traders, workers, as well as international passengers. Not too long ago, old buses, minibuses, pic...
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The Proof is in the Pudding. Revealing the SDGs with Artificial Intelligence
The use of frontier technologies in the field of sustainability is likely to accompany its visibility, and the quality of information available to decision makers. This paper explores the possibility...
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GRET: in Laos, a partnership at the service of commons
In Laos, AFD is working with GRET to promote commons. Often of vital importance to local communities, they can be defined as natural or cultural resources shared by a group of people who together d...
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Overcoming Institutional and Organisational Barriers to Sanitation: What's New?
This technical report focuses on how to overcome institutional and organisational barriers to the development of sanitation. It compiles communications from researchers and operational staff on work t...
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Changes in Temperature and Rainfall Extremes in Vietnam under Progressive Global Warming Levels from 1.5ºC t...
This study analyzes projected climate extremes in Vietnam using 33 statistically downscaled CMIP6 models across global warming levels (GWLs) from 1.5°C to 4°C. Results reveal significant regional chan...
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AdaptAction - Phase 1: Lessons Learned
In 2017, AFD launched the AdaptAction programme to support 15 countries and regional organisations in implementing the Paris Agreement and to catalyse investments on climate adaptation. The phase 1...
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