Publications and media
What do civil society actors think about the human rightsbased approach ?
On the eve of the international conference Human rights and sustainable development, which took place at AFD on 8 December 2023, many representatives of civil society organizations from all continents...
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AFD Group's flagship project in the Indopacific
Aligned with France’s Indo-Pacific strategy, AFD Group spearheads impactful projects across the region to address global public goods such as climate resilience and biodiversity protection. With a pre...
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Research Conversations replay: Identifying farming systems that contribute to food security, the fight against...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Realizing the Potential of National Development Banks to Boost Sustainable Development Financing with MDB Supp...
The world’s public development banks cannot avoid confronting the global environmental and climate finance crises. Nor should they. This research paper asks, ‘What do national development banks (NDBs)...
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Reimagining Data Governance for AI
This report introduces a practical, community-centered framework for governing data reuse in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC...
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Corporate social responsibility: our commitments
The AFD Group “Strategy 2025-2030” document has unveiled our new CSR ambition: to (i) contribute to aligning the Group to the SDGs through the quality of our operations and (ii) bring our internal fun...
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Corporate social responsibility: our commitments
The AFD Group “Strategy 2025-2030” document has unveiled our new CSR ambition: to (i) contribute to aligning the Group to the SDGs through the quality of our operations and (ii) bring our internal fun...
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AFD Group’s 2025-2030 strategy
At the Presidential Council for International Partnerships (CPPI) convened on April 4, 2025, development policy was reaffirmed as a cornerstone of France’s international engagement, alongside diplomac...
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AFD group offer in the Middle East
Established in 2019, the Middle East Regional Office (DRMO) was created to anchor and promote operational synergies among the three entities of the AFD Group, for the benefit of its clients and partne...
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AFD Group & World Bank Group Partnership Impact Update
The AFD Group and World Bank Group (WBG) have built innovative and impactful partnerships that catalyze finance, analytics, and technical services at global, regional, and country levels. Recognizi...
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Appendix - Evaluations completed by AFD Group in 2023-2024
AFD Group conducts various types of evaluations, which may combine different methods and be carried out at different stages. In this appendix to AFD Group's 2025 Evaluation Report, you will find a lis...
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Colombia: Squaring energy transition and fiscal credibility to transform the economy
Despite a robust institutional framework and a broadly sound policy mix, Colombia’s economic model is running out of steam. For over a decade, since the end of the commodities supercycle,growth has be...
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Assessment of Future Droughts in Vietnam Using High-Resolution Downscaled CMIP6 Projections
This study investigates drought conditions in Vietnam and its seven sub-climatic regions using the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). SPEI was derived from daily, high-resolut...
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Europe & Central Asia: On the road to high income? L'Éco du Monde #2
In Europe and Central Asia, ten countries that have reached high-income status since 1990 have joined the European Union. Another 20 in the region have become more prosperous but their transition to h...
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AFD Group and Energy Transition Minerals
The energy transition relies on the deployment of low-carbon technologies (electric vehicles,renewable energies) that require substantial amounts of metals and minerals, including lithium, nickel, cob...
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Economic Analysis of Projects: A Tool for Informed Financing Decisions
Project economic analysis (PEA) aims to evaluate ex-ante the various impacts of a project on all stakeholders, beyond its mere financial profitability. Long used by donors, it has come in for a lot of...
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Infographic - Our commitments to health and social protection 2024
In 2024, the health and social protection sectors were at the heart of emerging countries’ priorities, reflecting their growing demand for inclusive and resilient systems, particularly in response to...
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Health and social protection - Activity report 2024
Ecological, social, and geopolitical crises are increasingly interconnected on an international scale, illustrating the growing convergence of global issues. As a result, the path to sustainable devel...
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Egypt: Reforming healthcare to promote equality
In Egypt, the universal health insurance reform is making steady progress, with its rollout now extended to six governorates, reaching nearly 5 million beneficiaries. In Ismaïlia, where over 80% of t...
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Research Conversations replay: What are the concrete effects of climate change education on ecological transit...
This webinar is part of the conference series 'Research Conversations'.
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Potential sources of income inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries
This paper examines income inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region, using recent harmonized household survey data across eight member countries. The study expl...
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