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Research in ActionGenderGender emerged as an important area of focus among many of the think tanks receiving core support from the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) from 2009 to 2019.
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PerspectivesSocial Policy Evaluation Information and CommunicationGoing the extra mile with African research in social sciences
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Relationships drive collaboration in South Asia
Relationships drive collaboration in South Asia
Natalia YangResearch Awards2017What motivates researchers and funders to collaborate with different partners? “Although collaborations in research have been around for a while, there’s still a lack of understanding about what drives researchers to collaborate,” says Natalia Yang, 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient.
She set out to discover those motivations among think tanks in South Asia. This region “provides a unique context because most countries within the region share similar challenges,” she says.
Yang found that the drive to collaborate depended on the role partners played in the organization. For example, researchers focused on what they were able to offer and gain from the collaboration — enhanced skills and access to new knowledge, for example, and stronger networks.
Principal investigators, coordinators, and funders were more concerned with how the collaboration contributed to obtaining and sharing knowledge, such as building a regional or international dialogue. Funders also saw collaboration as a way to attract other funders to a cause they believed in.
Overall, she says, she learned that “behind any research there is a human element that needs to be recognized and supported. Understanding collaboration in research is also about revealing the relationships at work behind anything we do.”
Yang values the experience she gained in research, including learning that “it’s better not to overthink the steps I have to do as a researcher. Often, the best thing to do is to just act and have the flexibility to adjust and adapt to new circumstances and research issues that did not come to light before.”
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Research in ActionHealth GenderTackling the epidemic: Tobacco control research at IDRCThe tobacco epidemic kills more than 6 million people every year, making it one of the world’s most significant public health threats. With nearly 80% of the world’s one billion smokers living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), governments and households alike are struggling to cope with growing tobacco-related healthcare costs and lost productivity.
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Research in ActionHealth GenderManaging health risks on small dairy farms in KenyaMany cattle carry Cryptosporidium, an organism causing gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea that can be dangerous for both humans and animals. Preventing and managing this disease places a heavy burden on hospitals and veterinarians. IDRC-supported research into health hazards on smallholder dairy farms in a poor urban area in Kenya found that eating vegetables contaminated with animal manure or human waste was more dangerous than handling cattle or drinking milk.Date
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Research in ActionGovernance Food and Agriculture GenderImproving food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Research in ActionEnvironment Food and Agriculture Health GenderBiodiversity and health: Are we killing the plants that can cure?
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Research in ActionHealth Food and Agriculture GenderCASE STUDY: Ecuador — Preventing pesticide poisonings in Ecuador
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Research in ActionFood and Agriculture Economics GenderCASE STUDY: Rosario, Argentina — A city hooked on urban farmingRosario, Argentina, embraced vegetable gardens as a way to pull through an economic crisis. It now leads the way among cities in the promotion of urban agriculture.
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BooksInformation and Communication Health Social PolicyQualitative Research for Tobacco Control: A How-to Introductory Manual for Researchers and Development PractitionersPublication Date
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Research in ActionSocial Policy Health GenderCASE STUDY: Nepal — A cleaner city and better health in Kathmandu