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West and Central Africa
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IDRC’s work in West and Central Africa revolves around strengthening long-term local research capacities. Our goal? To reduce poverty, improve health, and enhance social equity in the region.
 
We fund a vast range of projects in the region. Our grantees are looking at ways to better manage natural resources to ensure food, water, and income security. Their research is informing policies that foster scientific creativity and innovation. And they’re exploring how information and communication technologies can spur development and reduce poverty.
 
Their projects, both past and present, can be searched by program and by theme.

Projects for West and Central Africa

Program
Theme
Keyword

Diaspora Impact on the Capacity for Recovery from Conflict and Crisis

This project will support a comparative investigation aimed at answering the following question. How do diasporas become agents for change in countries experiencing prolonged conflict or crisis, or a

Climate Change Adaptation Research and Capacity Development in Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa faces the greatest challenges associated with climate change, yet has limited scientific capacity to manage their adverse effects. Numerous adaptation strategies have been proposed,

Climate Variability and Access to and Utilization of Water Resources in the Informal Settlements in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

There is still a paucity of information on the effects of climate variability on water resources in unplanned or informal settlements. The number of people living in slums in Ouagadougou is estimated

International Workshop on the Establishment of African Ethics Platforms

The African movement for ethics and bioethics was created in 1994 with a view to promoting these disciplines in Africa by means of research and debate. In its 21 years of existence, African ethicists

Mapping Criminal Governance in African Cities

This grant will allow the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), through its Organized Crime and Money Laundering Programme (OCML), to explore the causal links between weak state authority and the emer

Regional Strategy on State-Citizen Interaction and Emerging Uses of Technology

Much attention has focused on the role of technology, particularly social media, in organizing opposition movements and mobilizing popular uprisings. However, little attention has been paid to how gov

Méthod(e)s: African Review of Social Science Methodology

Méthod(e)s: African Review of Social Science Methodology is an international journal which aims to provide a permanent forum for discussion of the various aspects of social science research as practic

Final Evaluation of the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Program

The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Program (CCAA) research and capacity development program was launched in 2006 as a jointly funded initiative of IDRC and the United Kingdom Department for Inter

West and Central African Labour Markets - WACALAM

The recent economic crisis illustrates the need for more inclusive growth around the world. For unskilled labour-intensive economies such as those of West and Central Africa, the crisis simply aggrava

Support to TTI Grantees to attend Impact Evaluation Training Workshop

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has provided the National University of La Plata, Argentina, with a grant to evaluate the UNICEF-supported Community-Led Total Sanitation intervention in Mali. Whil

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