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IDRC supports initiatives that contribute to knowledge about agriculture, environmental change, health, natural resource management, peace, social equity, and more.

The projects we fund cover a vast range of topics. Our grantees conduct research that helps communities make decisions about resource management that will ensure a sustainable future base. They seek to improve how ecosystems can be managed to safeguard human health. They look at ways of applying science and technology solutions to improve lives and livelihoods.

Our funded projects can be searched by program and by theme.

Prediction and Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife

The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems. Zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, rabie

Supporting the Knowledge, Innovation and Development Program at FORO Nacional/Internacional, Peru

Recent policy initiatives suggest that efforts are underway to improve the traditionally limited support granted to science, technology and innovation (STI) activities in Peru. FORO Nacional/Internaci

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.

Access to Justice for Indigenous and Peasant Women in Colombia and Guatemala

Despite the widespread nature of abuse facing women in contexts of armed conflict and transition, there is little documentation on how such women experience injustice and how they exercise their agenc

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

Criminality and Violence in Latin America: a Comparative Perspective between Mexico, Colombia and Brazil

This project will examine the dynamics of crime, violence and drug trafficking in urban centres in three Latin American countries: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); Colombia (Medellín and Bogotá); and Mexico (

Latin American Security, Drugs and Democracy (LASDD) Fellowship Program

This grant will support a program of fellowships and workshops on the link between security, organized crime, drugs and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program is expected to h

Citizen-based Strategies to Improve Community Security: Working with Vulnerable Populations to Address Urban Violence in Medellin

This project aims to understand the security situation faced by vulnerable populations in the violence-affected communities in the city of Medellín, Colombia, from the perspective of those living with

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

Support to DERES

DERES is a non-profit business organization created in May 2001 with the support of the Catholic University of Uruguay and the Embassy of Canada to Uruguay, along with a number of business executives.

Garbage separation: a livelihood option for poor men and women

Reducing physical vulnerability of residents and risks due to disasters

Easing the environmental burden: From diagnosis to collaborative action in the municipality of Moreno

Limits to participation: The struggle for environmental improvement in Moreno, Argentina

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

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