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This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African highlands, the African Highlands Initiative (AHI). It does this through...
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Land is an important source of security against poverty across the developing world, but, in many places, unequal rights to land put women at a disadvantage, perpetuates poverty, and entrenches gender...
To mitigate, develop, and improve the lives of those vulnerable to intense natural disasters, climate change, and food insecurity, many agencies are funding and implementing diverse activities from reconstruction to rehabilitation. In particular...
The in_focus collection presents thematic mini-websites on selected IDRC activities. Each tackles a pressing issue in sustainable international development. IDRC's experience is distilled and organized in such as way as to draw out important lessons...
MultimediaCase studies: overview (slide show)Case StudiesCôte d'IvoireFrom Forests to Fields in Côte d'Ivoire
KenyaMalaria and Agriculture in Kenya
BrazilMercury Contamination in the Amazon
Ecuador (Pesticides)Preventing Pesticide Poisonings in...
Some of the last remaining pristine mangrove forests in Southeast Asia are found in Cambodia: lush "rainforests by the sea" that are among the most biologically diverse wetlands on earth. Yet, in post-conflict Cambodia, these mangrove...
In the countries of the Northern Andes, there is a unique ecosystem that starts at 5,000, at the edge of the glaciers that cap the mountains, and runs down to about 3,600 m. The landscape of these high, treeless, plateaus — known as the paramo —...
In Morocco, the threat posed by climate change has been recognized for some time by decision-makers at national and provincial levels. Erratic rainfall, an overall decline in precipitation, and recurring heat waves are creating chronic water...
The complex and dynamic links between natural resource management (NRM) and development have long been recognized by national and international research and development organizations and have generated voluminous literature. However, much of what is...
To protect Cambodia’s threatened mangrove stands — and to improve the lives and livelihoods of local people — it has been necessary to take a long-term look at social relations and the legacy of war.Koh Kong province in western Cambodia, resting on...
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