IDRC's projects circle the globe, from Afghanistan to Algeria, Uganda to Uruguay.  Read in-depth profiles about our key activities in more than 60 countries and regions.

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The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems. Zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, rabie

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Climate change poses a significant threat to agrarian societies in tropical regions. In Punjab, which produces more than half of India's annual food grain production, there is rising uncertainty in th

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. Various projects can attest to the potential

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The Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012) will take place 12-15 March 2012 at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in At

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This grant will support a program of fellowships and workshops on the link between security, organized crime, drugs and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program is expected to h

IDRC at a Glance

Globally

6 regional offices: Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Nairobi, Kenya; New Delhi, India; Singapore; Montevideo, Uruguay

IDRC at a Glance

Budget

Parliamentary funding of IDRC is 3.9% of all of Canada's international assistance

IDRC at a Glance

Globally

103 Canadian grantees

IDRC at a Glance

2010–2011 Annual Report

$195.6 million in Parliamentary appropriations, represents 79% of IDRC’s annual budget

IDRC at a Glance

Globally

924 research activities

IDRC at a Glance

Since 1970

4,000+ fellowships and awards granted

IDRC at a Glance

2010–2011 Annual Report

$50.9 million from donor contributions

Country Profiles
IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build healthier, more prosperous societies
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