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A sustainable, resilient and equitable development in the Nouakchott region
Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, is subject to climate and demographic pressures. Alongside this, access to public transport and lighting is limited. The ARENDDRE project, supported by the FFEM,...
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Supporting the ecological and energy transition in the Malagasy highlands (TOTEM)
Based on a unifying operational entry point (hydroelectric generation and distribution), the TOTEM project (Terri-tOires en Transition Ecologique in Madagascar) led by the FFEM is the continuity of t...
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AGORA: An Ambitious Project for Sustainable Cooling in West Africa
Ghana and Nigeria are paving the way for a more sustainable future with the AGORA project, supported by the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM).
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Applying sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste
uPOP the project supported by the FFEM, provide innovative and sustainable solutions by improving the management of these polluting wastes. Despite its efforts, the Gambia is failing to effectively ma...
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Reducing lead contamination by building national capability
Bangladesh has one of the highest blood lead levels in the world. With support from the FFEM, the NGO Pure Earth aims to bring an end to the serious health, economic and environmental consequences of...
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Comfortable, financially-accessible bioclimatic buildings
Developing a widely-accessible thermally-efficient construction method that ensures user comfort without the use of air conditioning or fossil fuels. That’s the goal of the CoCliCo project, implemente...
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Evaluation summary - Conservation of Biodiversity and Community Development in the Chimanimani Conservation Area (BioPaisagem)
The BioPaisagem project (2020–2025) operates in the Chimanimani Conservation Area, a transboundary mountain ecosystem between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, recognised for high endemism and strong cultural...
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Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Obsolete RAC equipment in West Africa
Domestic refrigerators and air conditioning can be highly emissive of greenhouse gases. To reduce their impact on the climate, the FFEM is supporting the Agora project, sponsored by the UNDP. The goal...
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Taking a closer look to guide action
A multi-purpose approach: accountability, knowledge enhancement and decision support
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Protecting the Amazon forests and strengthening communities in Colombia and Peru
The project aims to conserve 77,318 hectares of forest in the Colombo-Peruvian Amazon through knowledge and conservation of biodiversity and improvement of the quality of life and well-being of famili...
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Evaluation Summary of the Project “Sustainable Management and Conservation of the Marine Environment in the Southwestern Indian Ocean”
Marine and coastal ecosystems are essential for coastal protection, pollution filtration, tourism, and food security for the poor coastal communities of the southwestern Indian Ocean, which rely heavi...
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Video : IN FOCUS : Carbon Finance: A powerful tool for a sustainable future
The project evaluation and capitalization processes of the FFEM are essential to highlight technical knowledge, science, local knowledge and innovative practices for future action. The multidimensi...
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THE WEEECAM PROJECT, CO-FUNDED BY THE FFEM, IS NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 CONVERGENCES AWARD
At the 2018 Convergences Forum, the WEEECAM project was nominated for the Convergences Award, which since 2011 has recognized projects by social, public, and private partners committed to a fair and s...
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Protecting the World's Small Islands: A Collaborative Photography Exhibition at the Paris Zoological Park
The FFEM has joined forces with the Conservatoire du Littoral and numerous other international partners to create the exhibition “Small Islands: Pioneers of Sustainable Development” and raise public a...
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Working to better understand the planktonic system to improve ocean management (Oceanic plankton)
Planktonic life is critical for the planet, yet so much about it is still unknown. This is why the FFEM is supporting the Tara Oceans scientific programme, promoting the development of models and indi...
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Stimulate a sanitary revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (PIVOT WORKS)
Proposing a renewable energy source from solid materials from waste water, sludge from latrines and septic tanks, to improve the health situation in Kigali.
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City Lines
Considered for decades as a fixed benchmark, the coastline has structured coastal development policies and supported the development of coastal territories. Climate change is currently upsetting this...
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From Paris to Belem: 10 years of innovative solutions in the service of the Paris Agreement
As COP30 opens in Belém, ten years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) reminds us that innovative solutions do exist to turn climate ambitions i...
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A public-private partnership to improve the sustainability of forestry planning.
Central Africa is home to around 10% of global biodiversity. This area spans five countries and millions of hectares of forest. The FFEM supports the public-private partnership for the sustainable man...
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Toward a new equilibrium between forest, fauna and populations.
Rich in exceptional biodiversity, the region around the Kibale national park has for several decades been subject to various destabilizing factors, from intensive poaching through to the use of danger...
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