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What is Adapt'Action Facility?
Following the Paris Climate Agreement, AFD has launched Adapt’Action to support countries seeking technical assistance for the institutional, methodological and operational implementation of their com...
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A research facility to better understand inequalities
The program is financed with €4 million from the European Commission and coordinated by AFD, which is leading various studies with academic and institutional partners in a number of developing, emergi...
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Does family size hinder family living standards? Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Madagascar
In this paper we try to identify the causal impact of fertility on household welfare in Madagascar using gender of the two first-born children as a source of exogenous variation. The issue of the link...
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Education and migration: insights for policymakers
Connections between migration and education are numerous, both at the macro and micro level. Recognizing this implies that educational policy as well as migration policy may generate spill-over effect...
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ECOPRONAT – Research to promote the development of a pro-nature economy
In a context of accelerated biodiversity loss, the research program for a pro-nature economy (ECOPRONAT) supports research on how to improve the integration of biodiversity in key economic sectors.
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Making abortion safer: a vital necessity
One-third of the 200 million pregnancies per year are un- wanted. These are closely linked to difficulties in acces-sing sex education and effective contraceptive methods. Unwanted pregnancies are a p...
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Algeria
Algeria, which is located in the centre of the Maghreb, has some real assets: an advantageous strategic position, abundant hydrocarbon resources and a young population. However, the country is current...
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African Mines: how to avoid the extractive trap?
Against the backdrop of the worldwide rush to acquire critical minerals, what are the challenges and opportunities for the mining sector in Africa? Agence Française de Développement organized a webina...
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Take care Life is collective
The project led by the Fundación Bien Humano aims to contribute to the reduction of gender gaps by fostering the acknowledgement, reduction of time and redistribution of unpaid care work and the promo...
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Supporting the Civil Society Innovation Fund (CSIF)
This project supported by the Civil Society Innovation Fund aims at strengthening the diversification and innovation of Ethiopian civil so-ciety, to ensure a pluralistic and democratic organizational...
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Project to support family farming in the mountainous areas of southern Ethiopia
The project interventions goal is to conserve the soil and water resource in selected areas in the southern nation and nationalities region using integrated agroforestry solutions with InterAide, Inte...
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Andes Regional Office
The Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) share not only a common history but also the same language and part of the Amazon rainforest, which is directly connected to the Andes Mounta...
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Mexico, Cuba and Central America Regional Office
Fighting climate change, preserving biodiversity, reducing social inequalities and improving the management of essential services… Mexico, Cuba and the countries of Central America face the same chall...
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Brazil-Southern Cone Regional Office
Climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity - Brazil and Argentina share common characteristics and therefore have to face similar challenges. In the Brazil-Southern Cone region, AFD...
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Enlargement and European Neighborhood Regional Office
The Enlargement and European Neighborhood Regional Office covers a vast area extending from the Adriatic Sea to the Caspian Sea, characterized by socio-economic diversity and close geographical proxim...
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Middle East Regional Office
AFD Group is a major partner of Middle Eastern countries. Its action is to identify and promote sustainable development pathways to mitigate vulnerabilities that compromise the future of next generati...
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South Asia Regional Office
From Afghanistan in the West to Bangladesh in the East, bordered by the Himalayas in the North and the Indian Ocean in the South, South Asia covers a wide range of geographical, political and economic...
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Southeast Asia Regional Office
Southeast Asia is a region of opportunities and challenges. Although there are marked linguistic, religious, political, economic and geographical contrasts, common dynamics are emerging in relation to...
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Indian Ocean Regional office
Acting together to build solutions to benefit each person is a challenge shared by territories in the Indian Ocean area, which are conscious of belonging to a community with economical, cultural and s...
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Pacific Ocean Regional Office
Consisting of more than 25,000 islands, the Pacific Islands stretch from Palau to French Polynesia. The region, which accounts for nearly one third of the world's total surface area, is heavily impact...
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