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France and AFD, Key Partners of IUCN

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the French government, and Agence Française de Développement enjoy close ties, as exemplified by the successive partnerships the two parties...

Assessment of Conservation Trust Funds: For the Benefit of Biodiversity

For the first time, a cross-cutting assessment of eight biodiversity conservation trust funds and their support by Agence française de développement (AFD) and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement M...

One Planet Summit: Eight Months on, Progress on Biodiversity

Agence française de développement is taking very concrete action to implement a series of initiatives stemming from the One Planet Summit in January 2021 and focused on biodiversity. A progress report...

AFD “Macrodev” Publication: Africa’s Financing Needs in Question

Lessons learned from the IUCN World Conservation Congress

The World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took place on September 3–11 in Marseille. This gathering helped put biodiversity protection high on the in...

AFD-IDF Partnership: a cornerstone of the low-carbon transition in Montenegro

During the “Together Towards Sustainable Development” conference organized by the Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro (IDF), Adama Mariko, Deputy Executive Director of Strategy, Partnerships...

How AFD Contributes to Freedom of Information around the World

Last month, the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded to Russian and Filipino journalists Dmitri Mouratov and Maria Ressa for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. It’s the first ever Nobel a...

AFD Digital Energy Challenge: 8 projects recognized for innovation in the Energy sector

The Digital Energy Challenge launched by AFD is one of the four pillars of the Digital Energy Facility, a program financed by the European Commission and implemented by AFD. The challenge awards proje...

AFD Gets Top Ratings for Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria

The results are in. For the year 2021, AFD was ranked number 1 in its category for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance among the 21 banks and agencies rated across Europe. The asse...

AFD and ADFIAP join forces to promote green finance among Development banks in Asia and Pacific region

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) signed a partnership agreement on December 10 to promote climate fina...

Dakar's Regional Express Train Ready to Roll

Senegal’s Dakar-Diamniadio regional express train, which has received support from AFD, is ready to carry its first passengers. It's the first high-speed train not only in Senegal, but in all of West...

International Day of Education: Integrating the Environment into Education

This year’s International Day of Education on January 24th highlights the urgent need for greater awareness of climate change, and the role that schools can play in tackling environmental issues.

Expertise France joins AFD Group, allowing for a Holistic Approach to Development

The interministerial agency responsible for technical cooperation, Expertise France, joined AFD Group on January 1, 2022. With AFD subsidiary Proparco operating in the private sector, the Group now pr...

Disaster Risk Reduction: New Support for localities in the Philippines

AFD and the Philippines Department of Finance have signed a €250 million policy-based loan to support disaster risk reduction at the local level, as well as disaster preparedness and response.

AFD and the European Union: Using Converging Strategies to tackle World's Development Challenges

France will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. Driven by their shared convictions, AFD Group and the European Commission have been working together since...

An Essential Ingredient for the Energy Transition? Timely Technical Assistance

For countries to undertake the transition to renewable energy, one-off investments are never enough. Technical assistance contributes to the sustainability of infrastructure and the development of rel...

France and Vietnam: Boosting Farmers’ Resilience in the face of Climate Change

In Lao Cai, Vietnam, AFD and the New Aquitaine Region are supporting a project implemented by the NGO Agrisud that aims to develop sustainable agricultural practices to strengthen food security and im...

Oceans: a New Franco-Indonesian Partnership for more Sustainable Fisheries

It’s a deal that concerns two countries some 12,000 kms apart. On the eve of the One Ocean Summit from 9 to 11 February in Brest, the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and AFD two...

Forum of the Mediterranean: When Two Worlds Merge

The Mediterranean Worlds Forum, to be held on February 7 and 8 in Marseille, mobilizes civil societies in the Mediterranean basin around major cultural, entrepreneurial and social themes. They're also...

Data4Covid19: Awards for Open Data Champions

With the onset of the global Covid pandemic, scientists and researchers set out to find solutions to the health crisis not only in the West, but across Africa as well. Experts examined human behavior...