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NewsDevelopment Gender Social PolicyThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), its innovation laboratory IDB Lab and IDRC have launched a partnership to generate knowledge on tech-enabled care, also known as caretech, to help transform the care economy across Latin America and the Caribbean.Date
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Research in ActionEnvironmentYouth claim their space in policy circles on climate changeYouth can fuel renewed hope for a green economy, but this shift in direction needs institutional change, capacity building and dedicated funding.
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BooksDevelopment Social Policy EnvironmentContextualizing Openness: Situating Open SciencePublication Date
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BooksGovernance Social Policy Economics GenderReducing Urban Violence in the Global South: Towards Safe and Inclusive CitiesPublication Date
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Research in ActionGender Social PolicyINTERNET5: Shaping an Internet for women’s empowermentUnder the right conditions, digital technologies can contribute to achieving the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 by fostering economic growth, improving governance, and delivering better outcomes in education and health.
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PerspectivesDevelopment Gender Economics Social PolicyResearch can help international development do more with less
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Renewable energy projects need to engage communities
Renewable energy projects need to engage communities
Technical solutions aren’t sufficient to guarantee the success of small-scale renewable energy projects in Brazil. But, says 2016 IDRC Research Award recipient Catherine Gucciardi Garcez, that’s where the focus has largely been. “Issues of social inclusion and governance — and enabling local communities to participate in those initiatives — are not as strong,” she says.
“I understand the potential of renewables and some of these technologies are laudable solutions,” says Gucciardi Garcez. “My research shows that the developers were well-intentioned, but they didn't spend enough time getting buy-in from the local community or in getting the community to participate enough to create local ownership. Without engaging the proper stakeholders, we’re at risk of not achieving the kind of impact we’d like to have or that’s needed,” she says.
An engineer, Gucciardi Garcez completed both her master’s and doctorate in environmental policy in Brazil. “I had been living outside of Canada for five to six years before coming to IDRC,” she says. “This was my first professional experience back in Canada after a long time. It's been quite helpful in gaining a professional network, which I had lost.”
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BooksSocial Policy HealthRevitalizing Health for All: Case Studies of the Struggle for Comprehensive Primary Health CarePublication Date
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Research in ActionEconomics Governance Social Policy Development GenderExploring non-violent male identities
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Research in ActionDevelopment Social Policy Governance Economics GenderPeople, places, and infrastructure: Lessons from Mumbai, Rio, and Durban
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Research in ActionGovernance Social Policy EconomicsMega-events in India, Brazil, and South Africa: Lessons for safer cities
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Research in ActionGender Economics Governance Social PolicyFamily law reform to change women’s realities across 11 countries
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Research in ActionGovernance Social Policy GenderSocial cohesion: solution or driver of urban violence?
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Research in ActionEconomics Social Policy Governance GenderKnowledge provides alternatives to a life of crime for urban youthAn in-depth look at youth violence points to a variety of solutions to prevent crime, including mental health support, building community trust, keeping kids in school, and creating job opportunities.Date
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Research in ActionEnvironment GenderWomen play larger role in Latin America's commercial urban waste managementWomen in Latin America are playing a larger role in the management of solid waste in Latin America, according to research supported by IDRC.Date
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Research in ActionEnvironmentBottled or tap? Testing perceptions about water in Lebanon and JordanResearchers compared water quality available in two informal settlements in Lebanon and Jordan. Tests were conducted to compare water supplied by the municipality and bottled water. The results: tests showed that their quality is similar, although the brand of the bottled water and how it is stored affected its quality.Date
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Research in ActionEnvironmentHelping the Amazon's Caboclos riverine communities cope with extreme weather events
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Research in ActionEconomics Gender Social PolicyFighting poverty in developing countries: Should the focus be on households or women?
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Research in ActionEnvironment Food and Agriculture Health GenderBiodiversity and health: Are we killing the plants that can cure?