Informed decisions, stronger societies
 
The people and organizations we fund share a common purpose: to combat the world’s most pressing developing problems. They’re fighting poverty and hunger. They’re tackling climate change, unequal access to technology, gender issues, disease, and disasters. And they’re determined to provide thought-provoking research grounded in scientific evidence—to inform decisions and build stronger societies.
 
Their work is yielding results, as evidenced by the research reports, journal articles, policy briefs, and findings listed here.

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Agriculture for better health

Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health is a new resource for those who think that linking agriculture, nutrition, and health can maximize agricultural benefits for the poor and hungry. Published by the International Food Policy Research...

Tobacco in Africa Video Series

Africa, a new frontier for tobacco companies, is witnessing a smoking epidemic. These short videos provide an introduction to tobacco use in Africa, some of the successes in addressing the devastating effects of tobacco use, and the challenges to...

Quality and Use of Rolling Project Completion Reports

In 2005, IDRC adopted the rolling Project Completion Report (rPCR), creating a cross-organization interactive process to elicit staff reflection, deepen learning about projects, and  fulfill an accountability function for the organization. Five...

Case studies address global health research, partnerships, equity

Sustainable partnerships. Community engagement. Impact on health policy and practice. These are among the common themes in a collection of 10 case studies showcasing effective global health research. The case studies appear in a special supplement...

IDRC funds the research component of the International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy (FIESS)

In organizing the FIESS, the Montréal-based organization, Chantier de l’économie sociale, aimed to contribute to strengthening partnerships and dialogue between civil society, public authorities, and other organizations working for the establishment...

Research can help increase vaccination coverage

It is well-known that immunization reduces childhood mortality. Yet the availability of vaccines does not necessarily translate to every child getting vaccinated—hence, the fallacy of coverage. This was an important finding of the Canadian...

RESEARCH MATTERS: Translating research results into policy and practice

By communicating their research widely and linking it with policy and practices, researchers can promote sound knowledge translation and make their work matter. Ensuring that good science reaches people and leads to positive action, however...

The multiple paths and impacts of manganese pollution in Mexico

Paths to better health A study in Mexico provided hard evidence of the health risks for children of manganese exposure. Mining one of the world’s largest deposits of manganese has affected both the environment and human health in the Mexican state...

Preparing for IDRC's Strategy 2010-2015

To prepare for the development of an IDRC corporate strategy for 2010-2015 we commissioned a review of five program evaluations to compare how programs performed in relation the commitments made in our previous corporate strategy. In examining...

Devolving Programs (2009)

Over the past two decades, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has established and subsequently devolved or closed 15 to 20 international secretariats and quasi-secretariats. As IDRC is pursuing the devolution of two program...

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