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Samuel Lefèvre
Cities and Climate Coordinator
AFD Group
Private Sector & Development author
Samuel Lefèvre is head of project teams at Agence française de développement’s (AFD) Cities division after nine years spent working in the agency network (in Johannesburg, Beirut and Amman). His areas of expertise include financial engineering and financing urban infrastructure and local development projects. Samuel Lefèvre currently manages project preparation funds for the Cities & Climate in Africa (CICLIA) and Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiatives, co-financed by the European Union, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and AFD, for the benefit of African cities. He also heads up AFD’s Cities and Climate practice community.
AFD Group
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group funds, supports and accelerates the transitions to a fairer and more sustainable world. Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, our teams carry out more than 4,200 projects in France’s overseas departments and territories and another 150 countries. In this way, we contribute to the commitment of France and French people to support the sustainable development goals.