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Helping Africa cope with climate change: Canada's IDRC at UN climate conference in Nairobi 2006-11-03

IDRC's recently-launched Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program will be on the ground in Nairobi, November 6-17, with experts available to discuss the urgent need for Africa to adapt to the expected impacts of climate change.

Microcredit Pioneer Wins Peace Nobel 2006-10

Longtime IDRC partner Muhammad Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor, especially women.

Two Journalists Win $60 000 Grants 2006-10-31

IDRC has awarded its first science journalism awards to French language journalists. The recipients are Mélanie Robitaille, an independent Quebec journalist, and Catherine Yogo, journalist at the Yaoundé, Cameroon, daily, Mutations.

World Development Report 2006: Bridging the Gulfs of Inequality in Developing Countries 2006-10

An animated discussion over how to boost the status and incomes of women in the developing world drew a packed house to the IDRC auditorium on October 19, 2006 to listen to views from the World Bank’s Chief Economist and a noted British academic specialized in gender equality.