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Gender equality and inclusion is fundamental to achieving the sustainable development goals and advancing impact in IDRC’s thematic areas of research.

As the world’s most populous region, South Asia also has some of the world’s highest rates of unplanned pregnancies, maternal deaths, unsafe abortions, child marriages and sexual violence.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

LGBTQI+ people face some of the harshest forms of exclusion and discrimination in Africa, ranging from an inability to access basic services like housing and healthcare, to violence based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and/or sex characteristics (SOGIESC).

Global disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines have laid bare inequities and shortcomings in national and international regulatory systems, including intellectual property laws and policies.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) face numerous challenges to their development and growth in Nepal.

Triple impact businesses, understood as those that are committed to being profitable and contribute positively to their communities and the planet, will be crucial to the type of inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery that is required in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

West Africa has witnessed growing levels of conflicts, political violence, the proliferation of armed groups and extreme weather events that have put the lives of millions of people at risk of further displacement in the region.

The impact of feeding children at school in terms of education, nutrition and farmer incomes is well-documented, but the impact on food systems is understudied in terms of both policy and operational pathways and processes.

One in every three dollars spent by government is on a contract with a company.

With a focus on Africa, this project seeks to strengthen women’s leadership, influence and participation in economics and economic policymaking, including on issues of climate action.

This project aims to support the Fonds pour la science, la Technologie et l’Innovation (FONSTI) in managing calls for research in the areas of health, nutrition, technology, agriculture, sanitation and maintaining the living environment in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) creates enormous opportunities for greater sustainable development and it has the potential for a disruptive positive impact in almost every aspect of our social and economic lives.

The political and digital landscape in Latin America has changed significantly over the past 10 years.

Most Latin American countries face high rates of social inequality and poverty that have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On a global scale, approximately 5.

Outbreaks of monkeypox in Nigeria since 2017 and the 2022 global emergence of monkeypox in previously non-endemic regions, such as Canada, point to a need to characterize and compare the transmission dynamics in endemic and non-endemic regions.

RESEARCH DESCRIPTION As evidenced in the last few years, food systems are highly vulnerable to global crises and shocks such as pandemics, climate extremes, and conflicts.

While the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is experiencing significant impacts of climate change, countries also need to limit greenhouse gas emissions and improve efficiency in energy use and production.

This project aims to improve the productivity and income of rural smallholder farmers through low-cost clean-energy powered technology solutions and enhanced prospects for clean power innovations in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal.

This project takes a “clean energy supply” approach to contribute new knowledge on how public policy can foster decent work and sustainable livelihoods for workers, particularly women and youth engaged in micro, small and medium enterprises, clean energy generation and associated value chains.