In most developing countries, solid waste management is a significant challenge, especially in urban slums and other informal settlements.
This project aims to conserve East Africa's rich biodiversity by strengthening local livelihoods through community-based conservation programs.
Indigenous vegetables are extremely important to poor rural women but have received little attention from the research, development and policy community.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces the greatest challenges associated with climate change, yet has limited scientific capacity to manage their adverse effects.
This project is one of seven being financed by IDRC's Africa Adaptation Research Centres (AARC) initiative. It builds on the results obtained from the project, Strengthening the Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Rural Bénin (104142).
How can science, technology, and innovation contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive development, especially in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, otherwise known as the BRICS countries?
People in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from poverty, food insecurity, a fragile economy, and social vulnerability. With climate change, they may also face increasing threats from vector-borne diseases.
Urban air pollution, indoors and outdoors, is a major worldwide health and environmental problem, particularly in Africa, where it is associated with economic activity, transportation, and the use of biomass for cooking.
This project will help establish an Ecohealth Chair in Human and Animal Health in Protected Ecosystems to improve the sustainability of conservation areas and the health of local communities, livestock, and wildlife in Central and East Africa.