Natural environments in the West Indian Ocean region are facing alarming rates of degradation due to human impacts on the environment.
This project will support the Climate and Resilience partnership by covering the operational costs, including salaries and benefits, office costs, and travel of IDRC staff.
Climate and Resilience (CLARE) is a partnership co-funded by IDRC and the UK’s Department for International Development.
Rural communities in the Niger Delta are highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters, which also makes them effective incubators of community-based adaptation strategies.
Adolescents experience a number of major neurobiological, hormonal, physical, and psychological changes, which present important risks to their health and well-being.
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world.
Most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur without medical attention, and as a result, the causes of death (COD) remain unknown.
Mozambique has made it a priority to address its high maternal death rate and its high adolescent pregnancy rate.
Less than one-third of Nigerian women receive skilled care during delivery. This project will aim to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths by improving vulnerable women's access to healthcare services during and after childbirth.
Faced with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, Nigeria has identified maternal and child health as a priority issue.