Publications and media
Sport for development and peace
Since the turn of the century, sport has gained legitimacy in the field of international development. As institutions have gradually recognized its role and the number of grass-roots initiatives has i...
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“Grandes Lignes”: the podcast by Savoirs AFD
“Grandes Lignes” is the podcast by AFD's publishing division. In under 20 minutes, it unpacks key questions in sustainable development research with AFD's experts and partners.
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Low carbon strategies need to tackle the carbon footprint of materials production
Like Net-Zero GHG emissions (NZE) country goals which have recently multiplied, national low carbon strategies currently focus on reducing direct territorial emissions across sectors, such as domestic...
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Can Cash Transfers to the Unemployed Support Economic Activity? Evidence from South Africa
Persistently high unemployment has plagued South Africa over the last few decades, while concurrently there has been a dearth of state-provided income support to the working-age economically active po...
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Measuring Stimulus Effects Around Stock Road in Philippi in the Western Cape
The study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on the impact of social protection and employment stimulus measures on the formal and informal economies, by exploring shifts in purchasing behavi...
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Multi-dimensional inequalities, climate governance and livelihoods in sub-saharan Africa
Recurring drought and other severe weather events, combined with unstable energy supply in this region, jeopardize socio-economic development and livelihoods. States’ abilities to provide basic servic...
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Transition of the European power system within planetary boundaries
Planetary boundaries define a formal framework for a more "integrated" analysis of human activities' impacts on various environmental categories. Their application to energy systems allows assessing t...
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Global Biodiversity Scenarios
Policy Paper 12 : Global Biodiversity Scenarios - Mandarin Version This paper aims to review and compare existing global and quantitative biodiversity scenarios that could help to build a forward-...
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Visibility Guide For AFD-Supported Projects (Level 1)
Does your project benefit from financing from Agence Française de Développement (AFD)? This Visibility Guide (Level 1) provides all the information you need to implement communication activities. The...
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Communication Guide for AFD-Supported Projects (Level 2)
Does your project benefit from financing from Agence Française de Développement (AFD)? Is it a flagship project requiring enhanced communication? This guide on enhanced communication (Level 2) provi...
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The middle class in Argentina: dynamics, characteristics and implications for public policies
Argentina is generally considered as the typical middle-class country in Latin America. Yet, while the successive crises that have hit the Argentinean economy over the four last decades have obviously...
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Research Conversations replay: Colombia: Implementing structural reforms to address the great challenge of ine...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Water and Sanitation - 2022 Activity Report
Water is a major challenge for the 21st century. Shortages, poor water quality and the lack of sanitation facilities have an impact on food security, health, gender equality and living conditions for...
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Sahel - Activity Report 2022
Over the past decade, the deterioration of the security situation has profoundly destabilized the Central Sahel, with spillover effects throughout the region and even beyond. Weakened social cohesion...
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AFD and Climate in Eurasia
At Agence Française de Développement, we believe that every development project needs to consider its contribution to the fight against climate change. In Euasia, thanks to our national and regional p...
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Research Conversations replay: Raising the Bar of Sustainable Finance: Cooperation Between Multi and National ...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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AFD, the Choice of Feminist Development
Women are discriminated against in all areas: employment, education, health and governance. Gender inequality causes both injustice and poverty, and hinders both economic and social development. The...
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How can accounting reformulate the debate on natural capital and help implement its ecological approach?
This paper shows that the mainstream usage of ‘natural capital’ (NC) is incompatible with an ecological approach. It argues that accounting is relevant for (re)structuring the debate around NC and imp...
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Marthe Mapangou: "Combining forestry and sustainable development is possible"
In Gabon, any action aimed at developing the country's economy and infrastructure inevitably comes up against the sensitive issue of the preservation of forests, which cover more than 80% of the terri...
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Gabon: Using forests without destroying them
Committed to the forests of Gabon since 2015, AFD Group supports forest operators and the country's administration in the transformation of the forest-wood sector. An unavoidable change in a country w...
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The Green Transition Dilemma: the Impossible (?) Quest for Prosperity of South American Economies
This paper explores the tensions that the transition toward a zero-carbon economy entails for countries relying on natural resources exploitation as the main drivers of (net) exports, as is the c...
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