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Afd and Public Health in Lebanon
Since 2019, AFD has supported Lebanon’s health sector amid successive crises, further aggravated by the recent armed conflict, in partnership with local and international stakeholders. The objective i...
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AFD and water in Lebanon
Since 1999, AFD has maintained its emblematic commitment to the water sector, adapting to the evolving challenges of the local context. In close collaboration with public institutions, its current act...
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AFD and Vanuatu
Vanuatu, an archipelago of 83 islands with nearly 330,000 inhabitants and a GDP of USD 1.12 billion, is particularly vulnerable to climate risks and natural disasters. Cyclones, earthquakes, and risin...
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Matthieu DISCOUR
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Director, “Three Oceans” Department
Geographies: Three oceans (Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific)
Now leading the Three Oceans Department, Matthieu Discour has over 25 years' experience within the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group.
Vietnam -2021-2025 Strategy
Even though Vietnam was one of the world’s poorest countries in the mid-1980s, it achieved LMIC status in 2010. Vietnam has initiated its transition to a low-carbon trajectory, but remains economicall...
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Evaluation of the project Biodiversity conservation and green growth in the Indo-Burma hotspot
Hotspot 2 aimed at both (1) Conserving biodiversity and supporting poor populations in the management of their natural resources and (2) Influencing the practices of companies in the main sectors inve...
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Evaluation of the Cerise+SPTF’s inclusive and responsible finance projects
The first project’s objective was to support the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) to promote responsible practices of financial inclusion actors, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The second pro...
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Three Oceans
To increase regional integration in France’s overseas territories and offer a global solution to cross-border issues, AFD adopted the Three Oceans strategy in 2019. This approach groups together overs...
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Our corporate social responsibility
In its 2025–2030 strategic roadmap, AFD Group sets out its new corporate social responsibility (CSR) ambition: to help align AFD Group’s operations with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by ens...
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AFD, EU and Kenya commission Green Mini-grid Program, expanding access to clean energy to 100,000 Kenyans
The European Union, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Government of Kenya have officially commissioned the Phase 2 of the Green Mini-grid (GMG) Program in Turkana County, marking a signi...
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Southern Africa: 2021 - 2026 Regional Strategy
Based in Johannesburg, AFD’s Southern African regional office covers South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Despite its cultural, histo...
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Renovating public buildings to accelerate the energy transition in Moldova
In the Republic of Moldova, the INSPIREE project supports the country’s energy transition by improving the energy efficiency of public buildings. Implemented as part of the cooperation between AFD and...
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Evaluation of the three first sustainable projects implemented by Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo...
The three successive projects aimed to diversify BRDE’s funding sources, reduce its reliance on BNDES, and strengthen its capacity to finance sustainable, climate-aligned, and socially inclusive proje...
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Ex-post evaluation of AFD policy-based loans in Georgia
The evaluation covers AFD support through PBL (policy-based loans) to Georgia’s social welfare policies since 2016, in two main phases: i) a non-targeted multisectoral budget support programme, co-fin...
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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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Résumé d'évaluation du projet YEEB (PPI)
The YEEB project conducted by People Power Inclusion (PPI) aimed to strengthen youth employability and entrepreneurship in Cairo and Assiut while promoting gender equality and economic inclusion. This...
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Sustainability statement: AFD Group’s transparency initiative
With the publication of its first sustainability statement – produced on a voluntary basis ahead of the legal requirements that will apply from 2028 – AFD Group has reached a new milestone in transpar...
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Overseas France
For more than 80 years, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has supported the sustainable development of local authorities and businesses across the French overseas territories. In 2025, AFD Group...
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Supporting the growth of Baishan while preserving water resources
The project aims to improve water and sanitation infrastructure for the growing population of Jiangyuan district in Baishan, located in Jilin province, and protect valuable water resources in the Chan...
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Feeding Jinan’s heating network with heat from wastewater
In Jinan, heat from wastewater will be recovered to supply collective heating for two of the city’s districts. This innovative energy generation technology is in keeping with national objectives of pr...
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