IDRC's Regional Office for Asia is located in New Delhi, India. It serves development researchers and institutions in eighteen countries.
 
The region is undergoing rapid and historic change. Economic growth has been unprecedented. Yet there are huge disparities in wealth within countries. Environmental degradation, intensified migration, and increased urbanization are straining infrastructure, fraying relations, and hampering development.
 
Governments are responding by seeking innovative policies rooted in research. Yet the strength of the institutions that would provide these policy options varies from country to country.
 
That’s why IDRC’s focus is on providing support that fosters growth with equity. We’re helping Asians build the capacity they need to tackle these problems using their own resources.

Latest Project

Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian Perspective

Women face many barriers to political participation in conflict zones across South Asia, including laws that perpetuate a culture of impunity and lack of justice for victims of violence and abuse by s


News

IDRC-funded researcher named one of Philippine's Outstanding Young Scientists

15/01/2013

Ronald U. Mendoza, project leader of the IDRC-funded Enterprise Performance in Asia project, has been named one of the country's 2012 Outstanding Young Scientists by the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). The Academy cited...

New director for IDRC’s Asia regional office

15/01/2013

IDRC welcomes Dr Anindya Chatterjee as the new director of its Asia regional office, effective January 7, 2013.    During his career, Dr Chatterjee has provided leadership in research, research management, policy, and program development in the...

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Research to focus on enterprise performance, innovation in Asia

28/01/2013

The Asian Institute of Management Policy Center, in partnership with IDRC, is implementing the Enterprise Performance in Asia project. The project aims to support and promote evidence-based research on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in...

Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

31/10/2012

The Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will be held in Beijing from October 31 to November 3. The conference is organized around the theme, Inclusion and Innovation towards Universal Health Coverage.Researchers, policymakers, funders...

Latest Projects

Women face many barriers to political participation in conflict zones across South Asia, including laws that perpetuate a culture of impunity and lack of justice for victims of violence and abuse by s
Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian PerspectiveGender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian PerspectiveLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyUnderstanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber ScholarsGovernance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in BangladeshSoutheast Asian Uplands Agriculture Fellowships

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Research into changes to China's minimum wage policies will evaluate their impact and provide guidelines for regulatory bodies at municipal and provincial levels. Over the past decade, China's high g
Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian Perspective Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyUnderstanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber ScholarsGovernance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in BangladeshSoutheast Asian Uplands Agriculture Fellowships

Latest Projects

The securitization of cyberspace - that is, making it a matter of national security - is perhaps the most important force shaping global communications today. It is particularly troublesome for develo
Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian PerspectiveLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy Understanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber ScholarsUnderstanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber ScholarsGovernance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in BangladeshSoutheast Asian Uplands Agriculture Fellowships

Latest Projects

The growth of urban slums in Bangladesh is creating a crisis in healthcare delivery. New research will identify opportunities to improve health care for the urban poor and involve communities more mea
Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian PerspectiveLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyUnderstanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber Scholars Governance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in BangladeshGovernance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in BangladeshSoutheast Asian Uplands Agriculture Fellowships

Latest Projects

Efforts to strengthen knowledge and research skills in agriculture and food security in the uplands of Southeast Asia are essential to developing a strong network of professionals who can address some
Gender and Governance in Conflict Zones: A South Asian PerspectiveLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyUnderstanding Southern Influence in Cyberspace Security and Governance: Toward a Global Network of Southern-based Cyber ScholarsGovernance for Urban Health Equity: Mobilizing Demand for Primary Health Care among the Urban Poor in Bangladesh Southeast Asian Uplands Agriculture FellowshipsSoutheast Asian Uplands Agriculture Fellowships

Latest Results

In India’s Karnataka state, girls and women face many barriers stemming from their low social status that are exacerbated by poverty and caste. Researchers with the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore are exploring how power dynamics within...
Applying a gender lens to health policy in IndiaInnovation to control dengue disease in AsiaWidening access to water for slum residents in IndonesiaImproving access to health services in AsiaProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Asian researchers have developed new environmental and community approaches to reduce the number of mosquitoes carrying dengue, the fastest-growing mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue is a significant economic and social burden in many countries...
Applying a gender lens to health policy in India Innovation to control dengue disease in AsiaWidening access to water for slum residents in IndonesiaImproving access to health services in AsiaProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Access to water for poor residents in Jakarta, Indonesia, is limited. Among the challenges they face are the high prices demanded by water service providers, poor water quality, and limited access to water infrastructure. With support from IDRC...
Applying a gender lens to health policy in IndiaInnovation to control dengue disease in Asia Widening access to water for slum residents in IndonesiaImproving access to health services in AsiaProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Since 2000, the Southern –led research network Equitap (Equity in Asia-Pacific Health Systems) has systematically documented the performance of 15 national health systems in Asia. Equitap’s first phase revealed stark disparities in access to health...
Applying a gender lens to health policy in IndiaInnovation to control dengue disease in AsiaWidening access to water for slum residents in Indonesia Improving access to health services in AsiaProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

With steady economic growth throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, there seemed to be an abundance of jobs in India. Jobs were available in service industries like information technology and in the large-scale manufacturing operations of...
Applying a gender lens to health policy in IndiaInnovation to control dengue disease in AsiaWidening access to water for slum residents in IndonesiaImproving access to health services in Asia Providing jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India
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