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IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

Getting the Word Out: IDRC’s Past, Present, and Future Discussed at Inaugural Public Meeting

Some 100 people attended the public forum where McDougall, IDRC President David Malone, and others fielded questions from the crowd and presented an overview of the Centre’s operations and contributions to the developing world.

Show and Tell: Plotting Climate Change Hot Spots

One picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. A striking new map exposes Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to extreme climate hazards.

Benin and Québec Collaborating Against AIDS 2009-11

Twenty years ago the HIV/AIDS epidemic was devastating Benin, and the country had few means to combat it. Today, the war against AIDS is still not over, but many battles have been won. This is thanks to, among other things, the tenacity of researchers.

Protecting the Vulnerable in a Changing Climate: Lessons from the South 2009-11

There is no longer any doubt that the Earth’s climate is changing. Billions of the world’s poorest people are already living on the edge, and will need help adapting to climate change, says IDRC's Simon Carter.

Rethinking Western Policy Towards Burma: Current Developments and Options for the Future — Historian and Former UN Official Thant Myint-U
2009-11-30 14:00 (Ottawa)
Join IDRC at a public lecture where writer, historian, and former United Nations official Thant Myint-U will argue for a fresh approach to Burma's problems.