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Double Dividend of Low-carbon Growth in Mexico: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Assessment
This paper simulates the medium- and long-term impact of proposed and expected energy policy on the environment and on the Mexican economy. The analysis has been conducted with a Multi-sector Macroeco...
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Relational Capability Index 2.0
Relational Capabilities, as introduced by Giraud et al. (2013) aims to introduce social capital and social inclusion in the capabilities paradigm. This paper presents RCI 2.0, an alternative version o...
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The Politics of Results and Struggles over Value and Meaning in International Development
The paper begins with a political history of the 'results’ discourse in the public sector in general and in development aid in particular. It examines perceptions of the effects of the discourse’s art...
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The Impact of Rural Electrification Challenges and Ways Forward
Rigorous impact evaluation that includes appropriately selected control groups must be a part of rural electrification program designs. Budgeting evaluation activities and engaging with evaluators at...
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Economic Development: Is Social Capital Persistent?
This paper, on the one hand, goes a step closer to demonstrate the causality of social capital on economic performance. On the other hand, we confirm a continued role of social capital effects on econ...
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A Simple Model of Agglomeration Economies with Environmental Externalities
This paper develops a simple though comprehensive economic theory of the relationship between space and environment. It generalizes earlier modeling efforts to address agglomeration and environmental...
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Powering Africa: Facing the Financing and Reform Challenges
Africa faces chronic power problems, including insufficient generation capacity, low connectivity, poor reliability and high costs, all of which constrain development. Power capacity additions in Sub-...
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Impacts of Rural Electrification Revisited: The African Context
The investment requirements to achieve the United Nations’ universal electricity access goal by 2030 are estimated at 640 billion US Dollars. The assumption underlying this goal is that electrificatio...
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Annex 6. Environmental and Social Management Framework - E-Motion Program
E-motion aims at accelerating electric vehicle deployment and enable a large-scale regional transition towards electro-mobility in seven Latin Americans countries – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa...
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AFD and Agriculture in Angola
Angola’s agricultural potential is considered to be the greatest in Southern Africa, thanks to considerable water resources, a favorable climate and a large amount of available arable land. Neverthele...
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AFD Group and Angola
In Angola, AFD Group supports the sustainable development priorities of its local partners, by financing improved access to water and electricity for all. AFD also supports economic and financial tran...
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Climate - 2020 Activity Report
To mitigate the increasing effects of climate change, it is necessary to strengthen the resilience of people and ecosystems in vulnerable countries. At the same time, keeping the global temperature in...
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Southern Africa - 2021-2025 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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AFD Group - 2021 Results
In 2021, AFD Group continued to build on partnerships as a way to maximize its approach to development, joining forces in particular with the European Union in several areas of action, from climate an...
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Climate - 2019 Activity Report
The effects of climate change are putting people and ecosystems in peril, especially in the developing countries most vulnerable to climate change. To limit the increase in global temperatures by the...
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Protect indigenous communities and the amazonian forest
The AFD and The FFEM launched the multi-country project TerrIndigena, which aims to support the organizational processes of 18 indigenous communities in the Amazon in three countries: Brazil, Colombia...
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AFD and Latin America
In Latin America, AFD focuses on projects which combat climate change and inequalities. It has committed 8.7 billion euros in the region since 2009, and aims to increase financing to 2 billion euros p...
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Sahel Alliance: Moussa
Access to the electricity network for the populations of northern Burkina Faso (SONABEL) In Burkina Faso, a majority of the population doesn’t have access to electricity. For Moussa and his family,...
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Sahel Alliance: Arafa
Inclusive economic and social recovery around Lake Chad (RESILAC) Like Arafa, 3 million people had to flee their homes because of the security crisis in the Lake Chad region. As part of the Sahel A...
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AFD and access to energy for all
Over a billion people live without access to electricity. Almost a third of humanity depends on biomass energy on a daily basis. Access to quality energy services while safeguarding the environment is...
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