New Vice-President appointed at IDRC
14/05/2012
IDRC welcomes Annette Nicholson as its new Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Regional Management on May 14, 2012. Nicholson joined IDRC in 2006 as Secretary and General Counsel. Before joining IDRC, she was General Counsel at the Ottawa...
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...
Food and Livelihood Security in Punjab through Water, Energy and Agricultural Management
Climate change poses a significant threat to agrarian societies in tropical regions. In Punjab, which produces more than half of India's annual food grain production, there is rising uncertainty in th
Prediction and Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife
The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems. Zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, rabie
Dry Area Agriculture: A Challenge that can be Overcome, with Mahmoud Solh, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
22/05/2012
For 35 years, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has tackled food insecurity in challenging environments. But the challenge of improving agriculture, livelihoods, and food security in the Middle East has...
Highlight: Exploring how to increase women’s labour market participation
26/01/2012
IDRC and the UK Department of International Development (DFID) convened an expert meeting in January 2012, hosted by the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In preparation...
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IDRC Bulletin — May 2012
In this issue, learn about a public lecture IDRC is hosting on May 22 with Mahmoud Solh, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. Dr Solh will talk about how the Arab Spring has increased the...