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StoryNatural Resources Governance Environment Social PolicyIn most developing countries, solid waste management is a significant challenge, especially in urban slums and other informal settlements.
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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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PerspectivesGovernance GenderBirth registration is the basis for advancing gender equality and children’s rights
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StoryEconomics GovernanceCourts — not kinship — offer greater opportunity for South Asian entrepreneurs
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PerspectivesFood and Agriculture Health Governance GenderResearch plays an important role in achieving Zero Hunger
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Research in ActionGovernanceLessons about research to make cities safer and more inclusiveSAIC was a global research program that brought leading experts together to help understand the drivers of urban violence
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Research in ActionGovernance GenderSolutions to make cities safe and inclusiveMore than 75 researchers and policymaker have tested the effectiveness of urban violence reduction theories, strategies, and interventions.
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BooksGovernance Social Policy Health Genderin_focus - Healthy Lives for Vulnerable Women and Children: Applying Health Systems ResearchPublication Date
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PerspectivesDevelopment Governance Gender Food and Agriculture EconomicsBeyond Access: Putting Women First in Agriculture
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PerspectivesDevelopment Health GovernanceHealth, SDGs, and public policy—the role of policy research institutions
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Research in ActionGovernance Economics GenderEconomists, social scientists root for basic income in India
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Looking beyond the law on domestic violence
Looking beyond the law on domestic violence
It’s unusual to hear a lawyer say that “the law itself is not enough.” But that’s the conclusion 2016 Research Award recipient Gloria Song came to in her research on how Guyana implements its Domestic Violence Act. “You also need all the social support systems in place to deal with the issue as a whole,” she says. “That’s super uncomfortable for lawyers.”
Song selected Guyana for her research because “I’m really interested in looking at jurisdictions that are very sparsely populated,” she says. “I felt like Guyana had a lot more similarities to Nunavut, where I was practising before.”
Following a Master’s in Law degree, Song wanted “to see if I can transition into becoming a more research-based sort of practitioner. I can say I now have experience doing field research, doing qualitative research, setting up a major research project.”
At IDRC, Song also helped organize major conferences on access to justice and on family law, areas she’s “really interested in. I feel honoured that I was able to work on such important issues,” says Song. “I hope that I was as useful to IDRC as IDRC has been useful to me.”
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Making the case for open access to research
Making the case for open access to research
“Research should be a public good,” says 2016 IDRC Research Award recipient Erika Malich. “No matter how rigorous it is, and no matter how important the findings, research does not speak for itself.”
Malich came to this conclusion after asking researchers, communicators, and policymakers in Peru what they thought made research accessible. “I found that research accessibility is a multi-dimensional concept,” she says. “We need to think about how the research is communicated to various audiences, and ways of involving beneficiaries throughout the process to increase understanding and use.”
Through this research, Malich became “more aware of how important the role of any researcher is.” She found, for example, that university researchers in northern Peru had difficulty accessing research because of the cost. “This reminds me that we can all make our work more accessible,” she says. One way is through publishing open access and using different kinds of platforms, such as blogs.
During her year at IDRC Malich feels that she has “grown both as a researcher and a professional. I feel this knowledge and experience greatly positions me for my future career, no matter where it may take me.”
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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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Three steps to better flood risk policies in India
Three steps to better flood risk policies in India
The gap between research and policy can be wide, but 2014 IDRC Research Award recipient Jyotiraj Patra has identified three steps for bridging it: trust, time, and transition. “I came to IDRC with limited understanding of the complexity around science-policy interface,” he says. “My mentor’s guidance exposed me to the political economy dimension of this interface. This helped me refine my research.”
Patra sought to understand how research could influence policies to reduce flooding risks in India. Through fieldwork, he learned that building trust between the local and policy communities is essential. Timing is also crucial: you have to seize the moment — a disaster or a change in government, for example — when there is an appetite for research. The third challenge is to maintain that openness to new ideas, he says. “This is all the more critical when the frequency and severity of natural hazards such as floods and cyclones are on the rise, as they are in India.”
“Each day at IDRC was filled with new energy and passion to work,” he says. “I have always been excited about knowledge-into-action linkages. My stint at IDRC amplified this passion.”
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment GovernanceIdeas from the global climate change hotspot research
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PerspectivesFood and Agriculture Governance Science and Technology GenderInvest in women to reduce post-harvest losses
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Research in ActionSocial Policy Governance GenderAn IDRC Doctoral Research Award recipient shares her perspectives from the field
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Research in ActionGovernanceBuilding Bridges: Linking political leaders and policy experts in Africa