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IDRC’s Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa works closely with local researchers and institutions to address the region’s most pressing development problems. As we help them to build knowledge and capacity, we often have news to share along the way.

Whether you’re interested in upcoming events, calls for proposals, new publications, or other news—you’ll find it all listed here.

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Online community increases the capacity of rural radio

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...

Sustainable design website showcases IDRC project in Uganda

A website highlighting innovative approaches to urban challenges features an IDRC-funded effort to engage Ugandan children in communicating their experience of environmental problems.The site accompanies an exhibit, Design with the Other 90%: CITIES...

The importance of think tanks in Africa

John Okidi, Senior Program Officer with the Think Tank Initiative, was interviewed by the BBC World Service in July 2011. Listen to him discuss the importance of supporting think tanks in Africa.

A successful first: AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium 2011

Thanks to the convening power of the AfricaAdapt network, researchers, policymakers, and media from across Africa came together March 9-11, 2011 to exchange experiences and knowledge about the challenge climate change poses for the continent. The...

CCAA roundtable explores adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia

Floods and drought are among the climate-related threats facing rural and urban communities throughout Ethiopia. Addressing those threats was the focus of a roundtable hosted by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program held in November...

IDRC President surveys climate research in East Africa

A recent visit to Malawi and Rwanda by IDRC President David Malone provided an opportunity to further strengthen ties between IDRC and East African institutions and to see some of the region’s IDRC-supported research in action. “It’s always a...

Zimbabwean master’s student awarded 2010 Bentley Fellowship

IDRC is pleased to announce that James Chitamba of Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University has been awarded the 2010 Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship. Chitamba, a master’s student in crop protection, will carry out field research on...

Call for Applications: The African Population and Health Research Center 2011 African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF)

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce the fourth call for applications for the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships...

Media Coverage 2010

Below you will find links to media coverage of the CCAA program and its research partners. Please note that this list includes articles that are available on the Internet. Articles are presented in their language of publication. IDRC President...

Fair financing in East and Southern Africa: community voice through radio and participatory communications

These mp3 podcasts are initial outputs from the Fair Financing project. South Africa FM (SAFM) ‘Workers on Wednesday’ SAFM is the largest English language current affairs radio station in South Africa. In its 'Workers on Wednesday' slot the show...

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