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IDRC Climate Change Experts Contribute to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Report 2007-10
IDRC congratulates the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on being awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and is proud to be associated with some of its contributors.

"The Other Half" of Global Hunger and Poverty 2007-10
IDRC partner, the International Food Policy Research Institute, tackled issues of poverty and hunger at an international conference in Beijing.

Haiti, Organization of American States, and IDRC Connect to Talk e-government 2007-10
IDRC is exploring support for a pilot e-governance project with the Government of Haiti after recent meetings in Ottawa.

Gordon Smith Steps Down as Chairman of IDRC’s Board of Governors 2007-09
"Under his leadership, the Centre has evolved immensely," said IDRC President Maureen O’Neil. "I know that I speak for everyone at IDRC when I say that he will be missed."

Indian Entrepreneurs Selected for Rural Innovation Funding 2007-08
IDRC and Microsoft India have selected five companies to receive funding through the Rural Innovation Fund, launched last September to help rural communities in India reap the benefits of technology.

Civic Engagement Raised During State Visit 2007-08
IDRC’s President, Maureen O’Neil was part of a delegation of Canadians who accompanied Canada’s Governor General Michaëlle Jean on her State visit to Brazil from July 6–15.

In Memoriam: Luis Alberto Navarro 2007-08
It is with great sadness that IDRC shares the news of the passing of our colleague and friend Luis Alberto Navarro on July 12, in Chile. 

The Importance of Competition Policy Discussed at IDRC-sponsored Panel 2007-07
Led by Maureen O’Neil, President of IDRC, a panel of experts discussed this issue from various angles during the IDRC-sponsored event, Competition Policy at the Service of Development, at the Conférence de Montréal held on June 20. Listen to an audio file of the discussion.

IDRC Urban Agriculture Project Cited in Canadian Senate as Model for Sustainable Development 2007-07
On May 8, Senator Donald H. Oliver praised the IDRC publication, Growing Better Cities: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development, in remarks to the Senate on the important role governments at the local, provincial, and national levels have to play in implementing sustainable development policies.

Cape Town Book Fair 2007-07
IDRC Senior Communications Advisor Maria Brunelli was in Cape Town, South Africa, June 16-19 representing the Centre at the second annual Cape Town Book Fair. She recorded her impressions.

IDRC Hosts Canadian and Vietnamese Policy-Makers 2007-07
High-level delegates from Canada and Vietnam met in Hanoi, Vietnam, to discuss economics, trade, and the work of long-time IDRC partner, the Vietnam Economic Research Network, at a meeting hosted by the Centre.

The Economics of Opium 2007-07
David Mansfield and Dr. William Byrd, leading experts on the narcotics economy of Afghanistan, discussed the impacts of the illicit cultivation of poppy on the reconstruction of Afghanistan and outlined policy options during a public dialogue. Listen to the audio file.

Canadian Journalism Foundation Recognizes Allan Thompson and the Rwanda Initiative 2007-07
The Canadian Journalism Foundation has awarded Allan Thompson a special Humanitarian Award in recognition of his contribution to journalism through the Rwanda Initiative.

Howard Alper to Chair Science, Technology and Innovation Council 2007-07
Howard Alper, Visiting Executive at IDRC, has been appointed Chair of the Government of Canada’s newly created Science, Technology and Innovation Council.

IDRC at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2007-06
IDRC joined dozens of other knowledge-based organizations from all over the world at the 76^th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest annual academic gathering in Canada.

Kenya Rolls Out Communications Advances 2007-06
Many more Kenyans are set to reap the potentially life-changing benefits of the information age, thanks in part to an IDRC-supported project that has universal access as its goal.

IDRC-Supported e-Government Project Wins Regional and International Awards 2007-06

IDRC Partner Wins Women of the Earth Award 2007-05
Amanda Vincent, co-founder and director of Project Seahorse International, has been awarded first prize in the Canadian edition of the 2007 Yves Rocher Foundation Women of the Earth Awards for her achievements in the field of marine conservation.

IDRC History Project: Send Us Your Memories 2007-05
Professors Ron Harpelle of Lakehead University and Bruce Muirhead of the University of Waterloo, the authors compiling a history of IDRC, are asking for short recollections of IDRC.

Rory Stewart Talks About the Current Situation in Afghanistan 2007-04-04
Rory Stewart, former British diplomat and author of The Places in Between, visited IDRC's head office on April 3 to talk about Afghanistan, its past, its present, and its future. Listen to the podcast.

In Memoriam: Fred Johnson 2007-04
IDRC was saddened to learn of the death of Fred Johnson, former executive director of the International Model Forest Network Secretariat.

IDRC at the Fifty-first Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 2007-03
IDRC hosted two panels at the fifty-first session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York March 1–2 2007.

Telling IDRC's Story 2007-03
Historians Dr. Ron Harpelle of Lakehead University and Dr. Bruce Muirhead of the University of Waterloo have been commissioned to write a book-length intellectual history of IDRC, and to produce related materials including a Website. Read their interview with IDRC Bulletin for a progress report.

In Memoriam: Daniel Chudnovsky 2007-01
IDRC was saddened to learn of the sudden death of one of its longtime research partners, Argentinian economist Daniel Chudnovsky, on January 16, 2007, at age 62.

International Development Week 2007 2007-01
Organized by the Canadian International Development Agency, the 17th annual International Development Week (IDW) runs February 4–10, 2007. This year, IDW will focus on how equality between women and men is essential to sustainable development.

IDRC Launches Comanagement of Natural Resources: Local Learning for Poverty Reduction 2007-01
IDRC launched Comanagement of Natural Resources: Local Learning for Poverty Reduction, the latest book in its in_focus series, at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research’s Annual General Meeting in Washington, DC.

IDRC Visiting Executive, Howard Alper, Named Co-chair of Global Science Network 2007-01
IDRC Visiting Executive, Howard Alper, has been named co-chair of the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues. The network of science academies from 90 countries offers advice to governments on international science-based issues.

IDRC Receives Burkina Faso's Highest Honour 2007-01
IDRC has been named a Chevalier de l’Ordre National (Knight of the National Order) by the Government of Burkina Faso for its contribution to the country's development.

New Director at IDRC 2007-01
IDRC welcomes Michael Clarke as Director of the Information and Communication Technologies for Development program area.

Exploring the Role of Research in Delivering Effective Aid 2006-11
During the Canadian International Development Agency's International Cooperation Days, more than 1 000 representatives from the nongovernmental, voluntary, public, and private sectors met with international development experts and frontline workers to exchange knowledge and ideas.

IDRC President Member of Canadian Delegation on Governor General's State Visit to Africa 2006-11
IDRC President Maureen O'Neil is part of the Canadian delegation accompanying Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Canada's Governor General, on a five-country State visit to Africa, November 19 to December 11, 2006.

IDRC-Supported Project Wins Chilean Award 2006-11
The IDRC-supported Computers for Schools project has been awarded the 2006 Chilean E-Waste Award. The project, implemented by the Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación SUR – Corporación SUR, won under the "Institution" category.

IDRC at the Global Microcredit Summit in Halifax 2006-11
The Grameen Foundation and its Technology Center have developed free open-source software to revolutionize the way that microfinance practitioners access and use technology. Called Mifos, the new system was launched at the Global Microcredit Summit in Halifax, Canada, where IDRC announced that it will support the establishment of an African community of Mifos users and developers.

Bhutan's Minister for Information and Communications Thanks IDRC 2006-11
On September 25, 2006 the remote village of Tangmachu in Bhutan opened its Community Information Centre, thanks to funding from IDRC.

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.

IDRC's President Addresses Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development 2006-10
Maureen O'Neil appeared before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development as part of its study on democratic development.

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.

IDRC Partner Wins MacArthur Award for Creativity 2006-10
The Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, or SPDA) has been awarded the MacArthur Foundation's inaugural Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2007-10
Since 1993, the world has observed the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Ocotober 17. IDRC works with research partners in the South to find innovative ways to alleviate poverty in developing countries.

IDRC Showcases Globalization Projects at IPRA 2006-10
Does trade between nations prevent them from going to war with one another? Does globalization promote growth and prosperity and hence diffuse tensions within states? These and other questions were explored and debated during a panel sponsored by IDRC's Peace, Conflict and Development program at the 21^st Biennial Conference of the International Peace Research Association.

IDRC Supports Networks of Centres of Excellence Program 2006-09
IDRC is contributing CA$2 million to the Networks of Centres of Excellence International Partnership Initiative.

In Memoriam: Canadian Remote Sensing Pioneer Ferdinand Bonn 2006-09
IDRC was saddened to learn of the death of Ferdinand Bonn on 29 August 2006 from injuries he sustained in a car accident the week prior while on mission in Morocco.

New Program Leader for IDRC's Women's Rights and Citizenship Program 2006-09
IDRC is pleased to announce that Dr Rawwida Baksh has been appointed Program Leader for its Women's Rights and Citizenship (WRC) program, effective 30 October 2006.

IDRC at the World Congress on Public Health 2006-09
IDRC participated in the 11^th World Congress on Public Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21-25 August 2006.  The Centre sponsored eight panels that included the participation of some 40 researchers from 17 countries from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

IDRC at the World Trade Organization Public Forum 2006-09
IDRC is participating in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland, 25-26 September 2006. 

IDRC and Microsoft Launch Rural Innovation Fund in India 2006-09
IDRC and Microsoft India have jointly launched a US $200 000 Rural Innovation Fund. It will help the software industry in smaller cities throughout India to develop low-cost applications and solutions customized to the needs of their communities.

A New International Book Fair in Africa 2006-09
This summer, South Africa played host to the inaugural international Cape Town Book Fair, a welcome opportunity for African and international publishers to promote forthcoming books, introduce authors, and celebrate African publishing. Read the report filed by IDRC's Bill Carman.

IDRC-Supported e-Government Project Wins Moroccan National Award 2006-09
A project funded by IDRC's Acacia program has been awarded Morocco's e-Mtiaz 2006 prize (Prix national de l'administration publique numérique), the national award for the best electronic administration services.

International Center for Transitional Justice Previews Groundbreaking Work on Gender and Reparations 2006-08
IDRC-funded research offers lessons and tools on compensating female victims of human rights violations.

Third World Urban Forum Hits a Responsive Chord 2006-08
If sheer numbers are any measure of success, then the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) was a runaway hit. Held in Vancouver, Canada, 19-23 June, UN-Habitat's biennial event attracted some 10 000 participants from more than 100 countries. IDRC's Kevin Conway attended the event.

IDRC at the World Congress on Public Health 2006-08
The 11th World Congress on Public Health is taking place 21-25 August 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an estimated 10 000 people expected to attend. IDRC, through its Governance, Equity and Health and Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health (Ecohealth) programs, is sponsoring eight panels that will include the participation of approximately 40 researchers from 17 countries from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

IDRC Welcomes New Senior Staff 2006-08
IDRC welcomes a new Director at its Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, and a new Program Leader for its Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health program.

Two IDRC Staff Members Honoured in Mongolia 2006-06
Maria Lee-Hoon Ng, Senior Program Officer for IDRC's Pan Asia Networking (PAN) program, and Renald Lafond, former team leader of PAN, have received the title of Professor Honorarium from the Health Sciences University of Mongolia for their significant contributions in developing and strengthening the country's health sector and medical research.

IDRC Supporting the Asia Research Partnership on Pandemic Influenza 2006-06
IDRC is committing CA $1 million to the first two projects developed by the Partnership — a multicountry Asian study of the efficacy of animal vaccination programs and policies, and a grants competition for research on the social, cultural, and environmental linkages behind pandemics.

IDRC President Joins EDC Advisory Council 2006-06
IDRC President Maureen O'Neil has been named to Export Development Canada's Advisory Council on Corporate Social Responsibility.

Involving Youth in Politics 2006-04
In an effort to better understand young people's motivations and engage them in public life, some 40 people gathered at the end of March to share and discuss the results of two national youth dialogues, one in Brazil and the other in Canada.

Asit K. Biswas Wins Stockholm Water Prize 2006-04
Professor Asit K. Biswas, a long-time partner with IDRC on water-related research was awarded the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize on 24 August 2006 from Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall.

From the Nile Valley to Mexico City: Egyptian Youth Speak Out at 4th World Water Forum 2006-04
Twenty Egyptian youth, aged 11 to 16, took part in an innovative project that gave them the opportunity to represent their communities and address their water problems.

IDRC International Development Journalism Recipient Wins First Annual Diane King Stuemer Fellowship 2006-11
Katie Lewis is the inaugural winner of the Diane King Stuemer Fellowship. The fellowship, awarded annually to a graduating journalism student at Carleton University, gives the winner the opportunity to report on international issues for a year at The Ottawa Citizen.

Angela Cropper Wins Environmental Award 2006-03
IDRC Governor Angela Cropper has won the Zayed Prize for Environmental Action Leading to Positive Change in Society.

Robert Greenhill Appointed to High-level UN Panel 2006-03
Robert Greenhill, IDRC Governor and President of the Canadian International Development Agency, has been appointed as a member of a high-level panel that will study UN system-wide coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance, and the environment.

IDRC to Write Its Intellectual History 2006-02-24
IDRC announces that Professors Ron Harpelle and Bruce Muirhead of the Department of History at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Canada, have been commissioned to write IDRC's history.

IDRC's Ronnie Vernooy Awarded Mongolia's Highest Environmental Honour 2006-02
IDRC Senior Program Specialist for Biodiversity, Ronnie Vernooy, has been made an "Honorable Environmental Officer" of Mongolia.

Sound the Alarm 2006-01
Thirty-one thousand people in Sri Lanka were killed in the December 2004 tsunami, despite being an hour and a half away from the disaster's epicenter — ample time to have warned people to seek higher ground. To prevent such a large loss of life in the future, 32 coastal villages will test a satellite-based disaster warning system, prior to coast-wide implementation.

IDRC Governor Margaret Catley-Carlson Named a Trudeau Foundation Mentor 2006-01
Ms. Catley-Carlson joins other accomplished Canadians in working with Trudeau Foundation Scholars, who are outstanding doctoral candidates in the social sciences and humanities.

Project Seahorse Director, Amanda Vincent, Wins Chevron Conservation Award 2006-01
Amanda Vincent, co-founder and director of the IDRC-supported Project Seahorse, has won a Chevron Conservation Award for her work dedicated to the protection of seahorses around the world.

Two IDRC Partners Recognized for Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Poor Rural Communities 2005-12
Development through Access to Network Resources (D.Net) is the winner of the Gender and ICT Awards 2005 for its Pallitathya Help-Line (Call Centre for the Poor and Underprivileged) project, and Zoubida Charrouf has been awarded the prestigious Trophée de la Solidarité for improving the lives of women in the villages of Tamanar and Tidzi, Morocco.

IDRC Partners Win Awards for Their Work in Preventing Hunger 2005-09
M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, has been awarded the Chugoku Soka Gakkai’s Hiroshima Peace Award, and scientist
Modadugu Gupta has won the 2005 World Food Prize.

The Andean Community Signs an Agreement to Prevent Biopiracy 2005-09
The General Secretariat of the Andean Community (Comunidad Andina—CAN) and the Peruvian Society for Environmental Rights (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental—SPDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will provide Andean countries with the tools needed to prevent biopiracy or wrongful appropriation of their genetic resources and traditional knowledge.

Building Africa's Information Highway: African ISP Association Selects Regional Carriers 2005-07
This spring, AfrISPA, the Association of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Africa, announced the two successful bids in response to its call for proposals to provide direct Internet connections between African countries.

Tribute to Ivan Noble, BBC News Science Writer 2005-02-02

IDRC’s Regional office in Dakar, Senegal mourns the death of BBC News science writer Ivan Noble at 37.

From Evidence to Action — Bridging Gaps in East Africa 2004-12-17
Senior health experts from Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya agreed to set up a new Eastern African regional centre to translate health research into government action at a meeting in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, December 8. The new centre should help decode sometimes-arcane research results and translate them into formats that policymakers can use to make informed choices.

“We want to close the gap between research and the policies we create,” said the Permanent Secretary of Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, Mariam J. Mwaffisi. “We are going to think big, start small, and act now.”

Acacia Partner Garners Two Major ICT Prizes 2005-01-19
A leading-edge Senegalese business that provides local farmers with up-to-the-minute market prices for their crops through their portable telephones has just won two major African information and communication technology (ICT) awards.

Manobi-Senegal was named Most Innovative Company and was also selected the overall organizational winner at the African ICT Achievers Awards ceremony held in November in Johannesburg, South Africa. The awards are rated among sponsors and recipients as the African ICT sector's analogue to Hollywood's movie Oscars.

Reporting the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Photographer's Story 2004-05-19
“What I fear most are checkpoints,” says Miki Kratsman, a photographer with the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz. “It doesn’t matter if it is an Israeli checkpoint or a Palestinian checkpoint. I just really get nervous.”

Speaking at “Crossing Perspectives of the Israel-Palestine Conflicts: two journalists from the Middle East speak out” a public presentation at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), May 10, 2004, Kratsman spoke about the risks and importance of covering the Israel–Palestine conflict. The presentation, which screened photojournalist Patrick Chauvel’s latest documentary Mirrors of the War was co-sponsored by IDRC and the Canadian chapter of Reporters Without Borders (RWB).

New Publication Addresses the Impact of Economic Reforms on Women 2004-03-05
Are levels of stress, anxiety, and the threat of violence reliable indicators of gender disparities? If so, how do you measure them? These are some of the questions addressed in the book, Tracking Gender Equity under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in South Asia, co-published by IDRC and Kali for Women.

Champion of Morocco’s Argan Tree Nominated for Prestigious Award 2004-03-05
Zoubida Charrouf, professor in the Faculty of Sciences of the Université Mohammed V-Agdal in Rabat, Morocco, has been nominated for the country’s Khmissa 2004 prize for social action and development. Charrouf was named for her work in establishing women’s argan oil processing cooperatives in a poor arid region in south-west Morocco, near Agadir.

Scholarship Fund for Palestinian Refugee Women in Lebanon 2004-03-05
Twenty-two young Palestinian refugee women living in Lebanon will undertake undergraduate university studies as a result of a unique scholarship fund. This fund will enable these young women to study subjects such as medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, business administration, mathematics, and science.

Medicinal Plant Potential and Profits in Latin America 2004-02-13
Latin America is one of the richest regions of the world in terms of biological diversity. Even Panama, one of the smallest countries in the region, has more than 10 000 plant species, while, to the north Mexico boasts more than 21 000 plant species. This abundance of flora means that the region is a storehouse of medicinal plants and traditional knowledge. How best to conserve, study, and manage that unique resource was discussed at the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Health, held in Ottawa in October 2003.

Recognition and Respect for African Traditional Medicine 2004-02-13
The great majority of Africans routinely use the services of traditional healers for primary health care. Recognizing that traditional medicine is “the most affordable and accessible system of health care for the majority of the African rural population,” the Organization for African Unity (now the African Union) declared 2001-2010 to be the Decade for African Traditional Medicine. It is but one recent initiative to valorize this essential health care system, as participants at the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Health discovered.

Call for Proposals: Research for International Tobacco Control 2004-01-15

Research for International Tobacco Control (RITC) is pleased to announce a new small grants competition on the theme "Research to Support and Inform Ratification, Implementation, and/or Enforcement of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)". Funding for the competition is provided by the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) and the American Cancer Society. The competition is administered by RITC. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 30, 2004. Interested applicants are invited to consult RITC's Web site for more information.

A New Window on the World for Women 2003-11-17
Making telecentres relevant to women is the aim of Mozambique's Forum Mulher. Examining how information and communication technologies (ICTs) might improve women's lives is just one of the programs supported by this national umbrella group of some 60 women's organizations. In both Manhiça and Namaacha, they funded a two-week computer-training course to teach women how to use a computer, email, and the Internet.

Telecentres: A One-Stop Communication Shop 2003-11-17
Ask anyone in the town of Manhiça where the telecentre is and they can easily point the way: along the main street, past the general store, down the alleyway next to the evangelical church. The telecentre is also a well-known landmark among rural dwellers that make up the majority of the 130 000 inhabitants of Manhiça district. Some of these come from as far afield as 30 kilometres to use the telecentre. One of the reasons for its popularity, claims its 22-year old manager Samo Soares, are the fees charged for two of its most popular services: photocopying and the public telephone.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003-10-16
The Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003-2004 has recently been launched. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the way in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being used across the Asia-Pacific region to support the socioeconomic development of the region’s countries and territories. The 2003-2004 edition was launched to coincide with the third preparatory committee meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) that was held in Geneva from September 15 to 26.

Forum on ICTs and Gender 2003-10-16
The Forum on ICTs and Gender: Optimizing Opportunities recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia strove to promote greater awareness of the gender-related barriers that exist in developing and developed countries around the world. More than 300 participants from 61 countries — representing all continents — participated in the meeting. The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) sponsored a dozen Latin American, Asian, and African information and communication technologies (ICTs) activists as participants.

Call for Abstracts: Second International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection 2000-06-20
The Second International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection will be held from July 15-20, 2001 at the Hotel Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland. The deadline for 300-word abstracts is September 1, 2000.

Going from Research to Policy with an Ecosystems Approach 2003-08-12
D.D. Joshi laboured 10 years to convince Nepal’s parliamentarians to adopt a law governing how food animals were slaughtered. One of the sticking points was the fact that the proposed new rules would allow female animals to be eaten — a commonplace practice for years but one that was actually outlawed in the country’s religious-based National Code.

Ecosystems Research Yields Surprising Results 2003-08-12
When researchers probing two well-known health problems in different parts of the developing world unearthed surprising results, a new approach to problem-solving — the ecosystems approach — led them far beyond usual solutions, an international conference sponsored by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) heard May 20.

New website offers a Southern perspective on science and technology 2001-12-17
A new website dedicated to science, technology, and development was launched in London, UK on Dec. 3, 2001

Competition: Gender, Globalization, and Land Tenure 2002-01-25
The Gender Unit at IDRC has launched a call for proposals from developing country researchers interested in exploring the issues of gender, globalization, and land tenure. The competition aims to encourage cutting-edge research that will illuminate the role of gender in natural resource management. Information and application forms are available at www.idrc.ca/awards/egendinf.html

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Public and Private Sector Support to Research: Changing Roles and Policy Responses 2002-01-25
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is launching a competition to support research on the changing balance between public and private sector funding of research, and its implications for developing country governments and research institutions. The competition is open to researchers throughout the developing world, and will award up to seven grants, with a maximum value of CA $80,000 each. Applications must be submitted by March 29, 2002, with final selection of grants to be completed by April 30, 2002. For more information and to download a complete application kit, click on: www.idrc.ca/research/xroks_e.html

Awards to showcase successful and innovative partnerships in sustainable development 2002-02-26
In support of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 26-September 4, 2002, IDRC is partnering with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Foundation, and Environment Canada to showcase highly successful and innovative partnerships in sustainable development through the Equator Initiative. The Equator Initiative seeks to promote a worldwide movement to reduce poverty and conserve biodiversity through the recognition of local achievements, the fostering of South-South capacity building, and by contributing to the generation and sharing of knowledge. Please forward this information to any groups/communities you think might be interested.

Global Information Network on Medicinal Plants launches website 2002-03-06
MEDPLANT the Global Information Network on Medicinal Plants was created in 1999 as a support to the existing medicinal plant networks. Over the last several months MEDPLANT has been working with its partners to develop a communication tool for sharing information and facilitating discussions. Thanks to support from IDRC and Bellanet, MEDPLANT is proud to announce the creation of an interactive website at http://source.bellanet.org/medplant/.

Special Presentation: New Approaches to International Donor Assistance 2001-09-12
"I want to talk this evening about the challenges of economic development, and particularly in the context in which we live – that is in the context of globalization. I would like us to understand globalization in a bit more unblinkered manner than I think we do."

New Book Depicts Pervasive Gender Inequality 2003-03-07
Despite decades of gender research and advocacy, policymakers continue to operate with the notion of the ‘male breadwinner’ in the developing world. This is what a new book, launched to mark International Women’s Day, March 8, demonstrates.

Communities Act on Global Environment 2003-02-20
In the Canadian city of Hamilton-Wentworth, citizen groups and planners put together an environmental scorecard the city uses to tally whether its sustainability is improving. Half a world away, in Jinja, Uganda, the focus was on decentralizing a top-heavy local political system, to make it easier to improve local services, to protect and improve the city’s environment and surroundings. Both were pilot projects in the Model Communities Program, started nearly a decade ago by the Toronto-based International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), and funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). In all, the four-year pilot program supported 14 communities in 12 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. These pilots taught ICLEI the lessons it has since passed on to thousands of other municipalities, through its Local Agenda 21 (LA21) initiative.

Call for Proposals: Research on Knowledge Systems 2003-01-17
The Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) exploratory initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is launching its second annual research competition (2002-2003). This year's theme is "Strengthening Knowledge Policy for Small States: How can small states participate more effectively in local, regional, and global knowledge partnerships?"

Call for Proposals: Information and Communication Technologies Research and Development 2003-01-02
The Pan Asia Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Research and Development (R&D;) Grants Program promotes an R&D; environment for Internet-based applications, systems, and policy research in the Asia-Pacific region. The program is pleased to announce the January 2003 competition round for R&D; grant applications.

A Unique Tool for Analyzing Poverty 2002-12-23

A special software program developed by Dr Abdelkrim Araar of the Centre de Recherche en Économie et en Finance Appliquées (CRÉFA) at Laval University in Québec and his colleagues Jean-Yves Duclos and Carl Fortin facilitates the analysis and comparison of social welfare, inequality, poverty, and equity between groups with different standards of living. Called Distributive Analysis – Analyse Distributive (DAD), the software was developed specifically for this purpose, as part of the IDRC-supported Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) program.

A New Research Network 2002-12-23
On November 13, 2002, Laval University in Québec, announced the launch of a new research network, Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP). PEP is comprised of three sub-networks on modeling and policy impact analysis (MPIA); poverty measurement, monitoring and analysis (PMMA); and community-based monitoring systems (CBMS).

Call for Proposals: Urban Agriculture 2002-11-08
The AGROPOLIS — International Graduate Research Awards Program, launched by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in 1998 supports innovative master's and doctoral level research in urban agriculture. Up to 14 awards are granted annually, at least 5 of them at the master's level. AGROPOLIS covers field research expenses up to CA $20,000 a year, for periods ranging from 3 to 12 months. The deadline for proposals is January 31, 2003.

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