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IDRC in the News — May 2012

This year’s issue of Asia Research News features five IDRC projects: increasing millet production in Asia (pg 4) milkfish breeding in the Philippines (pg 5) saving lives, money, and ecosystems with environmental economics (pg 14) boosting...

IDRC in the News — April 2012

The Western Producer covered Carlos Pérez del Castillo’s presentation on global agricultural innovation to Parliament Hill. Pérez del Castillo, the chair of the consortium board of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research or...

IDRC in the news — March 2012

The Globe and Mail published an article by IDRC’s president, David Malone, “Sonia Gandhi, unrealized,” which traced Gandhi’s impact on Indian politics through her long involvement with India’s Congress Party. A special CIDA-sponsored edition of...

IDRC in the News — February 2012

IDRC President David Malone gave a talk, titled “Outsider’s Perspectives on Soft Power in Indian Foreign Policy,” at the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula, India. In a working paper on the topic published by the National University of...

IDRC in the News — January 2012

IDRC’s founding president, W. David Hopper, was remembered as a visionary who pioneered a new approach to international development in obituaries published in The Globe and Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Western Producer. An agricultural...

IDRC in the News — November/December 2011

Climate-resilient farming practices could make all the difference in the efforts to achieve future food security and adapt to climate change. Known as Climate Smart Agriculture, these practices were the focus of an inquiry by the New Agriculturist...

IDRC in the News — October 2011

IDRC President David Malone’s essay on India’s “soft power” foreign policy and how it shapes the country’s relationship with its Asian neighbours was published in the Economic and Political Weekly – India. Malone addresses the emergence of the...

IDRC in the News — September 2011

Nepal’s hydroelectric potential and India’s ever-increasing energy requirements were the subject of an op-ed written by IDRC President David Malone and Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy and published in The Hindu. Malone also appeared on “Masala Canada” on...

IDRC in the News — July 2011

Can smelly socks become a weapon of choice against the spread of malaria? Grand Challenges Canada, an IDRC partner, is participating in the second phase of a study in Tanzania to install prototypes of malodorous traps that attract and kill...

IDRC in the News — June 2011

A recent study published in The Lancet estimates that up to 12 million girls "are missing" in India since 1980 because of sex-selective abortion. The IDRC-supported study also found that the sex ratio imbalance among children continues to...

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Books explore alternatives to the delivery of public services

The IDRC-funded Municipal Services Project launched two books in March 2012 exploring alternatives to the privatization of basic public services. Both books are available for free online. Remunicipalisation: Putting Water Back into Public Hands...

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Climate change impacts a reality in Lima

Peru is estimated to be the third most vulnerable country to climate change impacts after Honduras and Bangladesh. Effects are already evident in the Peruvian capital, Lima, as shown in this report, written by one of IDRC's Focus City research...

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Supporting women’s access to better, safer services in New Delhi

IDRC-supported research led by Women in Cities International with local partner Jagori has helped women in New Delhi’s slum resettlements realize their rights and demand better and safer services. In New Delhi and many other parts of the world...

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Making the most of Mexico’s water and energy resources

Relatively simple renewable energy technologies can improve water and energy efficiency in Mexico’s water-stressed areas, says a report from the Clean Energy Incubator, University of Texas at Austin. Case studies from Mexico City, Southern Mexico...

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Low-cost energy solutions for water supply in drought-prone Southern Africa

This report from the University of Cape Town’s Energy Research Centre examines how renewable energy and energy mini-grids can power water services in drought-prone rural areas in five Southern African countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa...

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