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| IDRC Bulletin ─ June 2005 |
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| Features | Malaria - Africa's Silent Tsunami
Commentary by Dr Don de Savigny
The world’s passion to help those in distress was justifiably roused following the Indian Ocean tsunami. Less well known is the continuous “silent tsunami” of malaria in Africa that takes more than 1.5 million lives per year, mostly young children and pregnant women. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-80526-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Colombia’s Laptop Warrior — Connectivity for Peace and Progress
Vilma Almendra is part of a growing movement to use Internet communications as an antidote to violence against Indigenous peoples. She says that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are playing a key role in denouncing human rights abuses in Colombia. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-30200-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Researcher Profile: Linda Campbell’s Quicksilver Quest
Spurred by concerns over crude refining methods used by small-scale African gold miners, Linda Campbell began testing for mercury in Lake Victoria’s fish and water six years ago. Blue cooler in tow, she has since tested fish throughout East Africa’s Rift Valleys, with surprising results. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-72386-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| IDRC Books | LAND & DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
Issues and Openings for Policy Research
Latin America, while home to a rich array of initiatives on land issues, may not yet be poised for a radical shift in land policy and administration. This book identifies four sets of issues on which fresh research could inform practice and discusses how these lines of research could feed into policy debates. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-67380-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Research and resources | Innovative Resource Co-Management Course in Beijing
A first in China: 25 graduate students are participating in a novel community-based natural resource management course at the College of Humanities and Development (COHD), China Agricultural University, Beijing. Developed using a participatory curriculum approach, the course is allowing students to experience rural life first-hand. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-80872-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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102374 - Telework in Latin America and the Caribbean (Final Report)
Telework has raised great expectations in Latin America and the Caribbean as an effective way of generating employment and thus contributing to alleviating the heavy burden of high unemployment. Are those expectations being met?(Final project report, available in English and Spanish) | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-67035-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRIS+
Search IDRC's project database. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-54005-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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