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Water for all uses in Colombia
Colombia has abundant but poorly distributed water resources. The lack of availability of these resources near cities is exacerbated by their poor quality, leading to serious tension which creates con...
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Provide access to microcredit to fight unsanitary Housing
Unsanitary housing is all over Nigeria. For low-income households to live in more decent conditions, AFD contributes to broadening their access to microloans.
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Improve public transport in Lagos metropolitan area
Lagos is the biggest city in Africa, but its transport infrastructure is insufficiently developed. AFD contributes to strengthening the public transport system of the metropolitan area.
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Improving access to electricity by extending power grids and electrifying rural areas
Access to electricity is a political priority in Niger, with the objective of supplying 100 new towns a year. To achieve this objective, AFD is financing the extension of NIGELEC’s distribution grids....
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Supporting Wuhan’s transition to a low-carbon model with the energy refit of public buildings
In Wuhan, AFD is supporting a project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through better management of energy consumption in public buildings.
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Optimizing urban heating in Taiyuan and Jinzhong for low-carbon development
This project was launched in 2010 and has supported Shanxi Province in its efforts to decouple urban growth from greenhouse gas emissions. It has also fostered reflection on heating sector reform.
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Promoting sustainable development and citizen-based management
AFD has supported the State of Minas Gerais for its ambitious program to reduce regional and social inequalities. It is accompanied by a partnership already established with the Hauts-de-France Region...
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GEMMES Vietnam: Analysis of socio-economic impacts of climate change, the energy transition and adaptation str...
AFD has embarked on an ambitious scientific collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Vietnam (MonRE) and more particularly its Department of Climate Change (DCC) on the measurement of socio-e...
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Upgrading the power grid in the State of Rio Grande do Sul
AFD is supporting economic development by helping secure the power grid and improve service quality. The aim of increasing the energy efficiency of the distribution grid is set out in the State’s clim...
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Supporting sustainable urban mobility in Curitiba
The city of Curitiba is continuing its urban development policy which aims to extend public transport provision and to create an ecological corridor across the municipality in order to preserve its bi...
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Extending public transport provision in Rio de Janeiro
AFD supported the urban mobility policy of the State of Rio de Janeiro between 2012 and 2015. This partnership helped to extend the city’s public transport provision and to consolidate the integrated...
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Supporting the innovative climate projects of Minas Gerais municipalities
Minas Gerais is a State where there are considerable territorial and social disparities and it is making major efforts to reduce these divides. The project will help municipalities, which are key acto...
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Suburban train line to improve mobility in São Paulo
AFD is assisting the urban mobility policy of the State of São Paulo, by supporting the creation of a 10.3 km line between the city center and the city of Guarulhos, where the international airport is...
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Promote energy efficiency in South Africa
South Africa is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases on the planet. Here, AFD supports the development of energy efficiency projects and renewable energy production.
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Wastewater treatment in the State of Santa Catarina
AFD is supporting the sanitation program in Santa Catarina in order to provide drinking water to 200,000 people, while protecting the coastline.
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Rehabilitating and expanding water and sewerage services in the Copperbelt Province
This project aims to extend and secure sanitation and drinking water services in three cities in Copperbelt Province, thus improving the living conditions of 530,000 people by 2050.
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Securing the water supply in the Durban region
AFD, for which water is one of the main strategic areas, is cofinancing a major program for the construction of infrastructure to mobilize and transfer raw water in the region of Durban (Ethekwini). A...
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Research on Scaling up Nature-Based Solutions and Large-Scale Ecological Restoration
Within the frame of the biodiversity research program "Encouraging the Development of a Pro-Nature Economy" (ECOPRONAT), AFD is launching a call for expressions of interest for research on "Scaling up...
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Research on Strong Environmental Sustainability Assessments in Developing Countries
Building on the ESGAP methodology, AFD is seeking propositions to conduct research on sustainability assessments in a multi-country perspective in developing countries. This call for expressions of i...
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Support project to agriculture in the department of the Collines
The project helps to build the agricultural capacities of the municipalities and associations of the department of the Collines and to improve the living conditions of the small producers.
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