Local research, lasting solutions

IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development.

We work with researchers and innovators in those countries to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems their societies face. Our goal is to bring choice and change to the people who need it most.
 
A Canadian Crown corporation established in 1970, IDRC is guided by an international Board of Governors. We report to Canada’s Parliament through the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

Latest Projects

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

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

IDRC at a Glance

Globally

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

Who We Are
IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build healthier, more prosperous societies
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