Publications and media
ODA and beyond: The case of the AFD Group
For over 50 years, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been a cornerstone of international solidarity, delivering major development gains. Yet its framework now appears incomplete amid evolving...
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AFD and Europe
Building on nearly 20 years of partnership with the European Union, AFD is progressively aligning its geographic and sectoral priorities with the orientations of EU development policy. These include s...
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The opinion of G7 countries on international partnerships
This unprecedented survey, involving 70,000 respondents, reveals not so much a rejection of international cooperation as an urgent need for explanations, clarity, and evidence. While a large share of...
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Summary: Results & Outlook 2025-2026 – AFD Group
In 2025, AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in a more unstable environment. With €13.7 billion in commitments, more than 1,120 new projects, €7.8 billion allocated to climate action, and so...
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Does Climate Change Vulnerability Matter for the Allocation of Adaptation Finance? An Empirical Analysis of Do...
Climate change adaptation is a central challenge for sustainable development, particularly for the most exposed countries. While international agreements emphasize prioritizing vulnerable countries, h...
Investing in Vocational Training and Decent Employment
At every stage of a person’s career path, access to quality training is essential to strengthen employability, support economic growth, and promote inclusive development.
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Historical and prospective dimensions of aging in the Western Balkans
The background paper provides literature review of Historical and Prospective Dimensions of Aging in the Western Balkans. It represents one of the most comprehensive regional analyses of demographic t...
Ethiopia: An Economy under Reconstruction
Since mid-2024, Ethiopia’s economy has been gradually emerging from crisis, supported by the implementation of an IMF-backed reform program. Focused on exchange rate liberalization, fiscal consolidati...
Health and social protection: 2025 Activity Report
2025 marked a turning point for global health, shaped by a reconfiguration of its architecture, the growing prominence of the health-climate agenda, and strong mobilization around nutrition issues, dr...
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Climate change, pandemics, and the future of global health [INTERVIEW]
The international health system, built after the Second World War, is no longer fit for purpose. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, health funding is declining worldwide, while health and epidemic threats a...
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Nigeria: The Long Road from Stabilization to Development
In 2023, the Tinubu administration inherited a challenging economic situation, with Nigeria still bearing the scars of the 2014 oil price shock as it entered the COVID-19 crisis. The reforms implement...
Who controls critical minerals?
Lithium, cobalt, rare earths… All these minerals, essential to the energy transition, are at the heart of new geopolitical tensions. Their production is concentrated, demand is surging, and the questi...
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Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Future Epidemics? Data Sharing as a Key to Transforming Epidemiological Su...
This conference is part of the "TechTalks" series.
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Research Conversations replay: Human rights in the face of the climate crisis
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Evaluation of AFD’s Sunref Program and Transformational Credit Line to Industrial Development Corporation (IDC...
AFD supported three consecutive projects implemented by the IDC in South Africa between 2012 and 2024, aiming to strengthen IDC’s contribution to reducing the country’s carbon footprint and energy int...
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Colombia: A tool to facilitate dialogue on the energy transition
In a country heavily dependent on fossil fuels and committed to an ambitious energy transition, how can policymakers, regulators, financial actors, and civil society collectively explore the trade-off...
Urgent Actions Needed to Reduce CO₂ Emissions from Deforestation and Fires in Bolivia
Bolivia, a country with nearly half of its territory covered by forests, faces significant deforestation and vegetation degradation from fires. According to updated estimations, the country experience...
Water and sanitation: 2025 Activity report
In 2025, the AFD Group saw a high level of activity in support of water and sanitation, with €1.6 billion committed. Despite a challenging environment, the year was marked by a record level of non-sov...
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Managing Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities in Vietnam’s Energy Transition: A Multidimensional Policy Framework
Can Vietnam achieve a low-carbon transition by 2050 while maintaining its growth trajectory? With a real GDP growth rate of 8% in 2025 and a government target of 10% for 2026, Vietnam is one of the wo...
Gender and Income Distribution in a High- Informality Context: A CEQ-Based Analysis for Colombia
This study assesses the extent to which Colombia’s fiscal policy mitigates gender gaps in income and poverty. Using the fiscal incidence methodology developed by the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Institu...
The AFD Carbon Footprint Tool for projects - User’s Guide and Methodology
AFD (Agence Française de Développement) aims to promote low-carbon development through the projects it finances, in line with France’s commitment to combat climate change and AFD’s strategic orientati...
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