Agence Francaise De Developpement

AFD is a French state owned financial institution and has a network of 17 regional directorates and 85 agencies in foreign states, Outremer and Brussels (with the European Union). The AFD agency in Hanoi is attached to the South East Asia Regional Directorate. The AFD agency in Hanoi, which has been in existence for almost 30 years, is structured around three operational divisions and a management division, which brings together 24 agents (4 French and 20 Vietnamese). In Vietnam, AFD’s intervention strategy aims to support the country on a low-carbon and resilient development path. AFD deploys in the country the range of “climate” activities that are among the largest of all its intervention countries. Cumulatively, over the last 5 years, €1.28 billion was spent on combating climate change and adapting to its effects, through a portfolio of more than 30 development projects and programmes. Particular attention is given to urban and territorial development, energy and water management. AFD also intervenes in the public policy dialogue with the Vietnamese authorities in order to contribute to raising ambitions towards a low-carbon and resilient development trajectory.