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Research in ActionDevelopment Environment Food and Agriculture Health GenderIDRC’s strategic investments are helping local researchers find innovative solutions to regional challenges while also supporting the Plan of Action to implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (2021–2025).Date
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Research in ActionHealth Food and Agriculture Natural ResourcesLeveraging synthetic biology to develop a vaccine for African swine feverAfrican swine fever is a highly infectious hemorrhagic viral disease. Although harmless to humans, it is highly contagious and deadly for pigs.
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Research in ActionHealth Food and Agriculture Natural ResourcesEngineering a vaccine against hemorrhagic septicemiaHemorrhagic septicemia, caused by the bacteria Pasteurella multocida, is an acute and often fatal bacterial disease that primarily affects cattle and buffaloes in Asian and African countries.
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Research in ActionHealth Food and Agriculture GovernanceFellowships to support women in veterinary vaccine scienceWomen in science are underrepresented on a global scale. According to data from the International Food Policy Research Institute, women account for only 27% of researchers in low and middle-income countries.
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Research in ActionGender Health Food and AgricultureSmall grant is making a big difference for Mexican scientist
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Research in ActionNatural Resources Science and TechnologyCleaning up contaminated mines with plants and fungi
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Research in ActionHealth Economics Governance Social PolicyImproving occupational health with CAREX in Latin America and the Caribbean
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PerspectivesScience and TechnologyFrom talk to tech: rethinking engineering in African universitiesWe need to rethink who is being trained and how to unlock engineering skills.
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Research in ActionGender Natural Resources Information and CommunicationCommunicating science for impact: radio for reaching farmers with research results
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Research in ActionGender Natural Resources Science and TechnologyExpanding business opportunities for youth in the fish and poultry sectors in Kenya
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Research in ActionScience and Technology Information and CommunicationArtificial intelligence for development
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IDRC awardeesNo relevant topics
ICT innovation needs solid relationships
ICT innovation needs solid relationships
“It looks obvious,” says 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient Victor Oteku, “but the importance of personal connections is very strong in establishing partnerships for technological innovation in Kenya.” Working in IDRC’s Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa, Oteku’s research sought to uncover socio-political and economic factors that shape partnerships for technological innovation in Kenya.
Oteku chose the information and communication technology sector for his study because of its high value to innovation and its contributions to growth in other sectors. The Kenyan government is also focusing on scientific and technological innovation in its long-term development plan, he says.
“Partnerships are mutual and synergetic collaborations geared toward a common goal,” says Oteku. The online survey he conducted showed that economic factors had the biggest influence on partnerships. Interviews and focus group discussions, however, “suggested that socio-cultural factors had a stronger influence.” Personal relationships, in particular, can determine success or failure. He concluded that all those involved need to work toward formal but open and flexible partnerships.
While a research awardee, Oteku also helped develop a proposal in support of the multi-funder Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa. These councils are central to funding and catalyzing research and innovation.
Personally, “I nurtured the values of tolerance, cooperation, and hard work just by observing my colleagues do their jobs,” says Oteku. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to have been here.”
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A deep dive into the ethics of vaccine trials
A deep dive into the ethics of vaccine trials
Machteld van den BergResearch Awards2017“By working within the Foundations for Innovation program and the Advisory Committee for Research Ethics, I had the unique opportunity to bridge the two areas,” says 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient Matchteld van den Berg. Those two areas are also the focus of van den Berg’s graduate studies, exploring the ethics around vaccine access, informed consent, and individual autonomy.
In recent years there has been an accelerated push to develop a malaria vaccine, she says. But questions surface around justice and the vulnerability of the research participants and intended benefactors.
During fieldwork in Tanzania, she spoke with the caretakers of children who had been enrolled in a clinical vaccine trial to improve her understanding of their experiences. “Mothers may not have access to healthcare,” she says, “so consenting to a vaccine trial, regardless of the risks or conditions, may be the only feasible method to access medical care.” What’s more, the financial incentives to participate may be such that they override other considerations.
“Gaining insight into the realities participants inhabit is essential for conducting ethical research in a just and fair manner,” she concludes. “I think we sometimes forget the relatedness we have with one another and the importance of making those connections. Through this we can best learn from one another to design research studies that are respectful and effective, building trust and relationships along the way.”
For van den Berg, the research “refined my sense of the importance of global collaboration on key issues in development. This has impacted the direction I would like to take my research and, ultimately, the career path I follow,” she says.
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Research in ActionScience and Technology HealthSmartphone app is improving sustainable cattle farming in EthiopiaEthiopia has one of the most significant livestock populations in Africa. Cattle represent one of the country’s largest segments of this population, with roughly 50 million animals.
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Research in ActionHealth Natural ResourcesInnovation to control dengue disease in AsiaAsian researchers have developed new environmental and community approaches to reduce the number of mosquitoes carrying dengue, the fastest-growing mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue is a significant economic and social burden in many countries worldwide.Date
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Research in ActionHealth Science and Technology Social PolicyMathematical modelling informs HIV prevention policy in China
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BooksEnvironment Science and Technology Food and AgricultureThe Custodians of Biodiversity: Sharing Access to and Benefits of Genetic ResourcesPublication Date
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BooksHealth Economics Food and Agriculture Environment Science and TechnologyReturn to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide DependencePublication Date
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BooksHealth Science and Technology Natural Resources Environment Social PolicyProtecting Biodiversity: National Laws Regulating Access to Genetic Resources in the AmericasPublication Date
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BooksFood and Agriculture Evaluation Science and Technology Natural Resources Environment Social PolicyCover Crops in West Africa: Contributing to Sustainable AgriculturePublication Date
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BooksEnvironment Health Food and Agriculture Economics Social Policy Natural ResourcesFor Hunger-proof Cities: Sustainable Urban Food SystemsPublication Date
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BooksFood and Agriculture Environment Economics Natural Resources Health GovernanceUrban Agriculture in West Africa: Contributing to Food Security and Urban SanitationPublication Date
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BooksFood and Agriculture Health Natural Resourcesin_focus - Growing Better Cities: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable DevelopmentPublication Date