Projects designed to confront development challenges
 
IDRC-funded researchers in Eastern and Southern Africa conduct projects that provide important insights into the complex issues facing the region. Our support builds local knowledge to inform policies and strategies related to climate change, hunger, and public health.
 
From fighting malaria and other infectious diseases to improving food security and stimulating livelihoods, IDRC’s assistance is yielding results. Our grantees also examine women’s access to technology. They’re finding ways for government and health providers to use low-cost technologies to provide services to the public.
 
And there’s much more. You can search their past and present projects by program and by theme.

Projects for Eastern and Southern Africa

Program
Theme
Keyword

Mozambique Science, Technology and Innovation Review

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Mozambique Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) to govern the country's science, technology and innovation (STI) system, and of researchers and

Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. Various projects can attest to the potential

Ecology of Access to Educational Material in Developing World Universities

The longstanding crisis of the developing world library is coming to an end, but not in the way most observers anticipated. Resource scarcity, limited holdings and poor infrastructure remain the norm.

Agricultural Productivity and Climate Change in Arid and Semiarid Kenya

Climate change is already apparent in Kenya, and projections suggest that it will increase. Many of the agricultural research results that have been successfully developed and adopted by farmers have

Social Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa

South Africa has one of the largest unconditional cash transfer systems in the developing world. The effectiveness of the program in providing immediate relief to recipient families is generally recog

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

Asymmetric Demography and Global Financial Governance

Different countries are at different stages of demographic change. These differences ("asymmetries") can create opportunities for mutually beneficial financial cooperation between them. However, flaws

Rolling Out the AMCEN Communication Strategy on Climate Change in East Africa

The African Union (AU) expects the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in Arusha and one of its key technical arms, the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) in Kisumu, to play a lead role in imp

Organizational Development: ESARO Resource Mobilization Strategy Workshops

One of the most common challenges facing policy research organizations is resource mobilization for institutional sustainability. Resource mobilization is not just about fundraising, although mobilizi

Raising Awareness of the Integrated Climate, Hydrological and Socioeconomic Model

Research partners led by the University of the Free State have recently completed a project, Managing Climate Risk to Agriculture and Water Resources in South Africa (104150). The project is funded un

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IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build healthier, more prosperous societies
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