Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading cause of death globally and were responsible for 70% of the world's 56 million deaths in 2015. In some African countries, NCDs cause more than 50% of all reported adult deaths.
Several recent international assessments
have concluded that climate change has the potential
to reverse the modest economic gains achieved in
many developing countries over the past decade. The
Turok is being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (Honourary) in recognition of his “substantial contributions as a scientist to the field of theoretical physics and cosmo
IDRC congratulates Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Jessica Nosizwe Paula Rose Thorn, and N’Datchoh Evelyne Touré. Each of these outstanding African mathematical scientists will receive up to CA$39,000 to conduct research in an African host institution.
The food environment in many developing countries in Africa is deteriorating.
After a devastating flood in Accra, Ghana in 2015, this project will help improve flood risk management and enhance Accra's readiness for future floods.
Snail gathering/rearing is an important source of livelihood for rural dwellers in the humid forest and
derived savanna zones of West and Central Africa. Recently, declining populations of Archachatina
Climate change is increasingly emerging as the most significant environmental threat to sustainability of human livelihoods in Ghana, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.