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Canadian Partnerships Small Grants Competition

11/01/2012

IDRC invites applications for its 2011-2012 Small Grants for Innovative Research and Knowledge-Sharing. Provided through our Canadian Partnerships program, these grants support research, knowledge-building, and knowledge-sharing projects. They...

Online community increases the capacity of rural radio

09/01/2012

Farm Radio International recently launched a new social media community for radio broadcasters. Known as Barza radio, it is a web-based meeting place where African broadcasters can seek advice, access and share content, meet colleagues from across...

Latest Projects

Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on the Mangrove Ecosystem in Tumbes, Peru

The mangrove ecosystem of Tumbes plays a pivotal role in providing protection against tides, winds and storm surges, and habitat for a number of fish species. The native coastal communities of Tumbes

Support to the CGIAR Program on Aquaculture

More than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) for their livelihood. These are diverse farming systems that include a mix of cultivation, livestock-raising, aquaculture, fis

Events

Taking IT Global

07/02/2012

Come and listen to Michael Furdyk, co-founder of TakingITGlobal, who will share the online community’s experiences in developing a global network of youth activists interested in global issues and creating positive social change.Doors open at 6:30...

Highlight: Workshop on Engendering Policy through Evaluation in India

15/01/2012

The Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) held a workshop on “Engendering Policy through Evaluation:  Uncovering exclusion, challenging inequities’ on December 15-16, 2011 in New Delhi, India. This was the first workshop held under a project...

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INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN AFRICA <br>From Concept to Practice

INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN AFRICA
From Concept to Practice

This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African highlands, the African Highlands Initiative (AHI). It does this through...

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