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Latin America and the Caribbean
Practical solutions to enduring problems

Located in Montevideo, Uruguay, IDRC’s regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean coordinates our activities in 33 countries.

 
Our programming reflects the diverse needs of Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and South America. Three core goals underlie our work in the region:
  • upholding democracy, human rights, and accountable government
  • reducing vulnerability to disease, natural disasters, and degrading natural resources
  • increasing opportunities for equitable economic growth and access to social safety nets and services
A number of countries in the Americas are emerging from prolonged internal conflict or civil war. IDRC’s support in the region recognizes that research is needed to expand the range of practical solutions to enduring problems, to encourage innovation, and to promote long-term growth in the region.

Latest Project

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

Latest Result

Primary health care reforms in Rosario, Argentina: A success story

In several Latin American countries, a selective approach to the delivery of primary health care in the past few decades has skewed access to a limited number of services to specific vulnerable populations. The result: fragmented health systems with...


News

Fellowship encourages research on security, drug policies in Latin America

25/11/2011

Global drug flows, human rights, and security policy are some of the issues explored by the Drugs, Security and Democracy (DSD) program of the Social Science Research Council in its efforts to create a stronger, more evidence-rich knowledge base on...

IDRC grantee named Peru's Minister of Development and Social Inclusion

09/11/2011

Carolina Trivelli, co-leader of a component of IDRC's Multi-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs project, was appointed Minister of Peru's new Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion on October 21...

Events

Highlight: Consultation on Mexico study for WDR 2013 on labour markets

19/01/2012

The World Bank, IDRC, and the Inter-American Conference on Social Security organized a high-level technical consultation on January 19, 2012 in Mexico City. The goal: contribute to the World Development Report (WDR) 2013 on labour markets and...

Evaluating corporate responsibility in Latin America’s mining sector

07/12/2011

Book launch/panel discussion: Governance Ecosystems: CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector   December 7, 2011, 10 a.m., University of Ottawa The cross-cutting and complex relationships between key actors in Latin America’s mining sector are the...

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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 (

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

Latest Results

In several Latin American countries, a selective approach to the delivery of primary health care in the past few decades has skewed access to a limited number of services to specific vulnerable populations. The result: fragmented health systems with...

Latest Results

Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.   Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...

Latest Results

Decentralization has become a widespread development strategy in the global South, and is transforming the structure of governance. Decentralization policies have often been presented as strengthening democracy and citizen participation...

Latest Results

The “Social Protection and Economic Empowerment” project worked to develop a policy-relevant research agenda in Latin America on inclusive and empowering social protection programs, facilitated by using information and communication technologies...

Latest Results

Over the past 50 years, floods and drought have severely affected lives and livelihoods across the Western Argentinean Pampas, a vast plain of cropland and pasture. Climate change is expected to bring more frequent extreme weather events to the...
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