IDRC President David Malone gave a talk, titled “Outsider’s Perspectives on Soft Power in Indian Foreign Policy,” at the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula, India. In a working paper on the topic published by the National University of...
On November 25, Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, announced funding for seven winning projects from across Africa that will support important and innovative initiatives to better equip the African continent to deal with the...
A website highlighting innovative approaches to urban challenges features an IDRC-funded effort to engage Ugandan children in communicating their experience of environmental problems.The site accompanies an exhibit, Design with the Other 90%: CITIES...
Climate-resilient farming practices could make all the difference in the efforts to achieve future food security and adapt to climate change. Known as Climate Smart Agriculture, these practices were the focus of an inquiry by the New Agriculturist...
We cannot have good health without a healthy environment. But a lot of the things we do to live better lives can damage the environment.
Ecosystem approaches have helped explore diverse health challenges around the world. Over the years...
Yaoundé's Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering (ENSP) won the 2010 Grand Prize in the SUEZ Environment Foundation’s Water for All competition. The school was rewarded for its decade-long efforts to improve access to piped water and reduce...
IDRC’s Climate Change and Water (CCW) program will be sharing its knowledge with a global audience at the XIV World Water Congress, September 25-29, 2011, in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. The World Water Congress is an international forum for water...
The Salvadoran Minister of Health and the Canadian Ambassador to El Salvador joined research teams on April 27, 2011 to launch a research project to prevent and control Chagas disease along the borders of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The...
Thanks to the convening power of the AfricaAdapt network, researchers, policymakers, and media from across Africa came together March 9-11, 2011 to exchange experiences and knowledge about the challenge climate change poses for the continent. The...
The 2012 IDRC research awards competition is now closed and applications are being reviewed. Deadline for applications was September 12, 2011.
This competition focused on the challenges of developing healthier communities in more resilient...