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Strengthening Disaster Resilience for a Safer Future

Tag Climate
To effectively mitigate or avoid the impacts of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential.
To effectively mitigate or avoid the impacts of extreme weather events, careful planning and preparation are essential. Following the 2024 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, three disaster risk management experts from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, Theresa Abrassart, Pauline Georges and Guillaume Bouveyron underscore the need for well thought-out prevention and preparedness strategies. 
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Climate Change: Promoting and Supporting Citizen Engagement

Tag Biodiversity Climate Africa Ghana Latin America Colombia
In the face of the climate emergency, people around the world are calling for more active citizen participation.
The climate emergency is prompting calls across the globe demanding more active citizen participation. We are seeing a proliferation of initiatives and schemes geared towards this, including in operations financed by AFD. Céline Bernadat, Head of the Citizens and Institutions Division, tells us why AFD is working to promote more democratic innovation.
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World Urban Forum: housing is a key component to the achievement of the sustainable development goals

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Agence Française de Développement will be at the 12th edition of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November. This forum is organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency mandated to promote sustainable cities and urban development. On this occasion, Audrey Guiral-Naepels, Head of AFD’s Urban Development Division, tells us about the development issues involved in housing and AFD’s action in this field.
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