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Research for real change

IDRC-funded researchers work to help communities better adapt to the water-related impacts of climate change. They support informed policy decisions, and recommend ways to better govern water resources over the long term.

This is where you’ll find the results of their efforts—in research papers, publications, reports, and much more.

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Climate change impacts a reality in Lima

Peru is estimated to be the third most vulnerable country to climate change impacts after Honduras and Bangladesh. Effects are already evident in the Peruvian capital, Lima, as shown in this report, written by one of IDRC's Focus City research...

Supporting women’s access to better, safer services in New Delhi

IDRC-supported research led by Women in Cities International with local partner Jagori has helped women in New Delhi’s slum resettlements realize their rights and demand better and safer services. In New Delhi and many other parts of the world...

Making the most of Mexico’s water and energy resources

Relatively simple renewable energy technologies can improve water and energy efficiency in Mexico’s water-stressed areas, says a report from the Clean Energy Incubator, University of Texas at Austin. Case studies from Mexico City, Southern Mexico...

Low-cost energy solutions for water supply in drought-prone Southern Africa

This report from the University of Cape Town’s Energy Research Centre examines how renewable energy and energy mini-grids can power water services in drought-prone rural areas in five Southern African countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa...

Harnessing clean energy for irrigation in water-scarce northern Patagonia

This report from Argentina’s Fundación Bariloche shows how solar and wind power are being used to pump well water and power irrigation systems in water-scarce northern Patagonia.These technological advances can improve agricultural water supply, but...

Preparing for floods on Argentina's Pampas

Over the past 50 years, floods and drought have severely affected lives and livelihoods across the Western Argentinean Pampas, a vast plain of cropland and pasture. Climate change is expected to bring more frequent extreme weather events to the...

Participatory GIS for resource management in Africa: Taking stock

This ICT4D article series features results from innovative research on participatory geographic information systems (P-GIS) in Africa. From land tenure and gender to food and water security, the articles present the most pressing resource challenges...

Limits to participation: The struggle for environmental improvement in Moreno, Argentina

Can action research create participatory spaces for the resolution of environmental problems? How can governments and residents work together to provide environmental services? How does the political context impede or promote these efforts? This...

Easing the environmental burden: From diagnosis to collaborative action in the municipality of Moreno

Moreno, located 37 km west of the city of Buenos Aires, covers an area of 186 km². Made up of some 156 neighbourhoods divided within six urban districts, Moreno is considered one of the poorest municipalities in the Greater Buenos Aires Area. Close...

Reducing physical vulnerability of residents and risks due to disasters

More than 8 million people live in the Lima Callao Metropolitan Area – one-third of the country’s population. This population increased 12-fold between 1940 and 2005, leading to chaotic land occupation through a horizontal, primarily informal...

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