This research project aims to contribute to a better understanding of the context in which mining investment in Africa takes place.
The Pampas in Argentina and Chaco in Paraguay constitute one of South America's most important global grain suppliers.
International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP) aims to help developing countries and regions obtain pro-development outcomes from trade and investment policy negotiation, reform and implementation.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
Climate change poses a significant threat to agrarian societies in tropical regions. In Punjab, which produces more than half of India's annual food grain production, there is rising uncertainty in the timing of the rainy season.
The Palestinian refugee issue remains a key component of any just and lasting resolution to the Palestinian Israeli conflict.
New research aims to help control malaria in one watershed in northern Peru. Malaria is widespread in Peru's arid North Coast because of the extensive irrigation required to support rice paddies.
Since the 1970s, the Sahel has experienced a marked decline in rainfall and a high variability in the timing of the rainy season (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007).
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).