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🌍 What if agricultural waste could become a resource? On this #ZeroWasteDay, spotlight on IDBio, a project training a new generation of engineers to turn agricultural residues into bioenergy or biomaterials 🌱bit.ly/4dRoMim

🤔1 billion tonnes of food wasted every year ! On this #ZeroWasteDay, we share a photo reportage on food waste and its social, economic and environmental impacts. Through the CITIIS 2.0 programme, we accompany Indian cities in reducing food waste⤵️

📢 We’re supporting the launch of TAL (Transformative African Leadership), a pan-African leadership program for mid-career professionals. 8 months of peer learning and hands-on experience 🌍 Learn more👉taljourney.com

🤝We signed a new agreement with the @UniofExeter to strengthen collaboration on climate and nature economic policy analysis for Ministries of Finance and Public Development Banks. Find out more in our press release➡️bit.ly/4lNWhEd

🚰 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. On World Water Day’s, here an overview of our projects promoting sustainable access to water and sanitation around the world 👉 bit.ly/4rMKWpt @francediplo_EN

🚰 #WeSayWeDo | Without water & sanitation, women and girls pay the highest price. Especially during their periods. Our answer: investing in school toilets, menstrual hygiene products & clear education. Because periods should never be a barrier to learning. 💪

🚰 World Water Day: 1 in 4 people still lacks access to safe drinking water. (WHO/UNICEF, 2025) Building water & sanitation networks is costly for states and communities. That's where we come in. ⤵️ Our 2025 results Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4rIKzvQ

💦 World Water Day: spotlight on our project in Khashuri, Georgia, co-funded with @EU_Commission 🇬🇪 Safer drinking water, household connections, modernised sanitation = more resilient communities & a protected environment! 🎞️ Discover the project 👉 bit.ly/47WB2KB

I cover 31% of the Earth’s land surface. I am home to 80% of the world’s biodiversity. I am… the forest. 🌳 And we’re losing 10 million hectares of it every year. Learn about what we’re doing to preserve it 👉 bit.ly/3NsdQNy

🌿 #InternationalDayOfForests | Protecting biodiversity & improving local livelihoods are two sides of the same coin. 🦏 In Assam, India, we've helped reforest 20,000 ha and registered a record number of one-horned rhinos. They are back. 👉 bit.ly/4biYR1A

🌲⏱️ Back to the Future: Türkiye, a testing ground for France’s forests in 2050. Today’s climate in Türkiye = France’s climate in 2030. So we went to plant the future… in Türkiye . 👉 bit.ly/3NMfrh8 @INRAE_France

🤖💬AI: The Next Lingua Franca? In Senegal, French is the official language. For many, it is a foreign language. Bibliothèque Sans Frontières is addressing this challenge with an AI-enhanced learning app designed specifically for the country👉 bit.ly/47UadGW

Last week, GEMs members met in Paris, showcasing partnership in action. GEMs, co-led by us and @IFC_org, is the largest emerging markets credit risk data pool, offering free risk stats to help unlock private capital where it’s needed most.

📈 In Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe… women are transforming rural African economies. 🌱 From Maria's farm to beekeeping in Zimbabwe, discover how our projects are driving this change 👉 bit.ly/40s3z6U @franceenangola @FranceZimbabwe @FranceMaputo

#IWD2026 | In Mexico, climate change hits the most vulnerable first, especially women. ♀️Since 2022, a National Gender & Climate Action Plan is changing that. We've been supporting this for 16+ years 👉 bit.ly/4rqb6hl @FranciaenMexico

After 10 years & 3 successful terms at the head of our Group, @RiouxRemy will step down as CEO in early May to take on new responsibilities We look back on 10 years of transformation marked by the momentum of the Paris Agreement & a succession of crises ➡️bit.ly/4luccHQ

#IWD2026 | ♀️From women's education, to professional integration in male-dominated environments, discover our multi-sector action for gender equality in East Africa ⤵️ @francediplo_EN @AmbafranceET @FranceaDjibouti @FranceinKenya @FrenchEmbassyUg @ambafrancerwa @franceauburundi

Did you know? 68% of our group financing targets gender equality 🚺 @Proparco @expertisefrance In Egypt, our support helped create 53,000+ jobs in women-owned businesses. Because real impact means closing the gap. #WeSayWeDo ⤵️ Learn more👉 bit.ly/40WYRhw

🤔Can finance really empower women? While women's rights are under pressure worldwide, 68% of our funding supports gender equality: from domestic workers in Latin America to survivors of violence in Morocco & entrepreneurs in Uganda. Learn more 👉bit.ly/4sEqzf4

#March8 | Spotlight on the Feminist Organizations Support Fund (FSOF), helping civil society advance gender equality! ♀️ Since 2020, a flagship French feminist diplomacy initiative with @francediplo_EN 40+ new projects supported in 2024 👇 👉 bit.ly/3OPzfAA