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NewsDevelopment Environment Food and Agriculture Gender Governance Science and Technology Social PolicySeventeen research projects that will build resilience and reduce vulnerability to risks from climate change in the Global South have now been launched under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and IDRC.Date
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NewsEnvironment GovernanceIDRC pledges to support research on governing climate displacementIDRC is launching new investments in the governance of climate displacement as part of a pledge to support Southern-led research, announced by the Government of Canada at the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.Date
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NewsDevelopment Economics Education Environment Food and Agriculture Gender Governance Health Information and Communication Science and Technology Social PolicyCombining forces for a new phase of AI for development: Africa and beyondAs a leading supporter of AI research and innovation in the Global South, IDRC is excited to announce it is combining forces with funders from around the world on a shared vision for AI for Development in Africa and beyond. This funders’ group includes the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID.Date
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StoryDevelopment Economics Environment Gender Social PolicyBalancing the scales in care work to achieve gender equalityHow research is helping to reduce, redistribute, recognize and reward care work through locally grounded innovations.
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Research in ActionDevelopment Environment GovernanceClimate justice means having Indigenous peoples at the tableResearch in Latin America supports Indigenous peoples’ strategies to shape climate action based on their knowledge.
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StoryDevelopment Health Economics Information and Communication Environment Social PolicyAdvancing Southern solutions for gender equalityIDRC at the Women Deliver 2023 conference
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Research in ActionDevelopment Economics Environment Food and AgricultureCreating opportunities for women to lead the low-carbon recoveryResearch is testing innovations to advance women’s economic empowerment while building a low-carbon future.
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PerspectivesDevelopment Governance EnvironmentJustice moves to centre stage as climate action ramps upJustice strategies are needed to ensure that climate actions don’t exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones.
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Research in ActionEnvironmentYouth claim their space in policy circles on climate changeYouth can fuel renewed hope for a green economy, but this shift in direction needs institutional change, capacity building and dedicated funding.
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NewsEnvironment DevelopmentIDRC welcomes launch of the Adaptation Research Alliance at COP26The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) is an international coalition of over 120 organizations across 40 economies that brings together governments, businesses, research institutes, and local communities to increase the resilience of those most vulnerable to climate change. It aims to catalyze increased investment in action-oriented research, providing a common platform for planning research and its uptake.Date
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NewsHealth Food and Agriculture EnvironmentIDRC to support One Health research on emerging epidemic threatsIDRC is investing in localized One Health research to prevent, control, and mitigate emerging epidemic threats in the Global South.Date
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NewsEnvironmentNew report presents IDRC’s contributions to climate actionIDRC’s support for applied research on climate change adaptation began more than a decade before climate change became a climate crisis. Together with like-minded donors, IDRC has helped establish strong foundations for climate change adaptation research.Date
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PerspectivesEnvironmentFinding solutions for cities on the frontline of climate changeThe world’s cities must become part of the solution for climate change.
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Research in ActionEnvironmentImproving climate resilience in Latin American citiesClimate change represents a serious threat to the small and medium-sized cities that have been rapidly expanding across Latin America over the past decade.
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BooksDevelopment Social Policy EnvironmentContextualizing Openness: Situating Open SciencePublication Date
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Research in ActionEnvironment Development GovernanceLeading for change: Finding innovative approaches to finance effective climate action
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment Food and AgricultureMinimizing disaster risk through climate action: Examples from the field
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StoryNatural Resources Environment Food and AgriculturePromoting gender and climate-smart agriculture to improve farmer resilience
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment GenderBuilding resilience through socially equitable climate action
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StoryNatural Resources Environment Social Policy Gender GovernanceGiving a voice to the urban poor: the scavengers of CochabambaFor Bolivia’s urban poor, it’s vital to adopt "survival strategies” to provide supplemental income that makes up for precarious and low wages.
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Renewable energy projects need to engage communities
Renewable energy projects need to engage communities
Technical solutions aren’t sufficient to guarantee the success of small-scale renewable energy projects in Brazil. But, says 2016 IDRC Research Award recipient Catherine Gucciardi Garcez, that’s where the focus has largely been. “Issues of social inclusion and governance — and enabling local communities to participate in those initiatives — are not as strong,” she says.
“I understand the potential of renewables and some of these technologies are laudable solutions,” says Gucciardi Garcez. “My research shows that the developers were well-intentioned, but they didn't spend enough time getting buy-in from the local community or in getting the community to participate enough to create local ownership. Without engaging the proper stakeholders, we’re at risk of not achieving the kind of impact we’d like to have or that’s needed,” she says.
An engineer, Gucciardi Garcez completed both her master’s and doctorate in environmental policy in Brazil. “I had been living outside of Canada for five to six years before coming to IDRC,” she says. “This was my first professional experience back in Canada after a long time. It's been quite helpful in gaining a professional network, which I had lost.”
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IDRC awardees Challenging traditional learning approaches in ecohealth
IDRC awardees Challenging traditional learning approaches in ecohealth
Mathieu FeaganResearch Awards2014Graduate education should challenge traditional modes of learning and create new knowledge. In the field of ecohealth, however, that doesn’t always happen, says Mathieu Feagan, a 2014 IDRC Research Award recipient.
Feagan set out to examine how the knowledge of graduate students, young professionals, and early career academics in Canada and Latin America could be better applied to contribute to ecological sustainability and human health. This inquiry built on his PhD research about how current academic training and research often disregard the experiences and skills of experts-to-be and therefore maintain the status quo.
His IDRC project’s working groups, Feagan says, were made up of “incredibly thoughtful people committed to social-environmental justice.” But, he says, “our position as graduate students, interns, and short-term contract holders puts us, in some sense, in competition for a limited number of jobs, few of which are actually designed to support our aspirations for social-environmental justice. Learning about the different ways that we each come to terms with this and take up action in the North and the South, will continue to be a powerful experience for me,” he says.
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