Completed BiodiversityFinancial Systems South Africa Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa recherche 0 Macro-economic analysesResearch on ecological transitions South Africa BiodiversityFinancial Systems South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, Afrique du Sud. The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vulnerable to risks stemming from biodiversity loss and assess their potential effects on various socio-economic indicators. Simultaneously, this method highlights sectors that present development opportunities due to a healthier biodiversity. 2022 2023
Completed Health and Social Protection Africa Multi-pays 125000 € € recherche 0 Research AfricaSouth AfricaCameroonCape VerdeKenyaMoroccoSenegal Health and Social Protection French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) Une pharmacie au Burundi. Africa remains a young continent. However, the ongoing demographic transitions are accompanied by an anticipated aging population — and in some countries, this process has already begun. Although a wide variety of situations coexist across the continent, the growing number of older people will require significant adjustments to public policies, including fiscal, health, and social measures.

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2022 2024
Completed Fighting InequalitiesEmployment South Africa 25000 € recherche 0 Research on inequalities South Africa Fighting InequalitiesEmploymentDecent Work University of OxfordThe Presidency of the Republic of South AfricaUniversity of Cape Town (SALDRU) Projet à Soweto, en Afrique du Sud. Legal notice EU (project) How could the Social Relief Distress grant be redesigned to maximize impact on poverty and unemployment reduction, while being sustainable in the longer term? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities will seek to answer this question in partnership with SALDRU (University of Cape Town – Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit). 2023 2023
Ongoing BiodiversitySustainable Cities India 224971 € recherche 0 Research on ecological transitions India BiodiversitySustainable CitiesClimate Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Abeilles As part of the ECOPRONAT research programme, AFD is working with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) to analyse the links between urban agriculture, nature-based solutions (NBS) and city-scale resilience in Bangalore. Documenting the role of urban food systems in the production of ecosystem services aims at contributing to the development of sustainable urban development policies. 2023 2024
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