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Research in ActionGender Social PolicyGender equality — and how people experience it within households, organizations, and communities — is the product of how different social systems and structures are designed, negotiated, and implemented. Influencing positive change at these levels depends on evidence that moves beyond simply identifying inequalities.
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StoryDevelopment Economics Education Environment Food and Agriculture Gender Health Information and Communication Science and Technology Social PolicyCombating inequality with responsible artificial intelligenceResearch and innovation from the Global South to improve lives and support safe AI everywhere.
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NewsDevelopment Economics Education Environment Food and Agriculture Gender Governance Health Information and Communication Science and Technology Social PolicyCombining forces for a new phase of AI for development: Africa and beyondAs a leading supporter of AI research and innovation in the Global South, IDRC is excited to announce it is combining forces with funders from around the world on a shared vision for AI for Development in Africa and beyond. This funders’ group includes the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID.Date
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PerspectivesDevelopment Economics Gender Health Social PolicyTo galvanize progress on gender equality, take action on unpaid care workThe recognition, reduction and redistribution of women’s unpaid care work is vital for our future.
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StoryDevelopment Economics Environment Gender Social PolicyBalancing the scales in care work to achieve gender equalityHow research is helping to reduce, redistribute, recognize and reward care work through locally grounded innovations.
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StoryDevelopment Health Economics Information and Communication Environment Social PolicyAdvancing Southern solutions for gender equalityIDRC at the Women Deliver 2023 conference
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EventsHealth Social Policy GovernanceHarnessing data for women's empowerment
Registering women's births, marriages, and deaths is critical to advancing women's rights.
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EventsHealth Social PolicyWebinar: Lessons learned from the research and policy dimensions of maternal, newborn, and child health
What lessons can we learn from implementation research to improve maternal and child health in Africa?
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Research in ActionHealth Economics Social Policy Governance Information and CommunicationMeeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in MyanmarThe COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts are compounding an already delicate democratization process in Myanmar.
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Climate change could be a boon for urban residents
Climate change could be a boon for urban residents
Trung NguyenResearch Awards2017Climate change is a crucial issue in Trung Huu Nguyen’s home country of Vietnam, particularly its coastal cities. But, says the 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient, most of the research on climate change perceptions focuses on rural farmers and overlooks urban residents.
“Perceptions of climate change are important because they influence behaviours and response, and contribute to informed policy decisions,” says Nguyen. Working in the coastal cities of Hoi An and Nha Trang, he found that residents not only recognized impacts of climate change such as extreme heat and flooding, but had adapted in various ways, including diversifying their income-generation activities.
As Nguyen’s earlier experiences and education focused on rural communities and livelihoods, his fieldwork allowed him to gain better insight into the impacts of climate change on urban residents who depend on tourism. For them, it could mean a better and longer business season, he says.
To enable residents to adapt to future changes, he concluded that greater efforts should be made to inform them of predicted impacts and incorporate their concerns into urban and climate policies.
Working at IDRC was Nguyen’s “first professional experience abroad,” which allowed him to develop professional networks and hone his analytical skills, including in gender analysis. “It was an excellent opportunity to enhance my knowledge and skills for research on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies to reduce climate risk,” he says.
Nguyen also credits the research award with broadening his view of research for development. “Before IDRC, I worked mainly for development programs and projects insofar as they contributed to the goals of the projects, rather than global perspectives,” he says. At IDRC, he learned that programs can contribute to broader development goals.
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StoryNatural Resources Governance Environment Social PolicyCollaboration in informal settlements: tackling flooding with a local perspectiveIn most developing countries, solid waste management is a significant challenge, especially in urban slums and other informal settlements.
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StoryNatural Resources Environment Social Policy Gender GovernanceGiving a voice to the urban poor: the scavengers of CochabambaFor Bolivia’s urban poor, it’s vital to adopt "survival strategies” to provide supplemental income that makes up for precarious and low wages.
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Research in ActionSocial Policy GovernanceHow do ex-offenders in the CWP contribute to violence prevention in their communities?Research shows that ex-offenders enrolled in South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) contribute to violence prevention because job opportunities and reintegration have minimized their chances of relapsing into a life of crime.
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Research in ActionEnvironment Social PolicyHow can Political and Administrative Authorities Contribute to Local Community Adaptation to Climate Change in Benin?
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BooksDevelopment Social Policy Environment Food and AgricultureSustainable Cities: Local Solutions in the Global SouthPublication Date
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BooksEconomics Health Natural Resources Information and Communication Development Social PolicyPeople, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource ManagementPublication Date