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Open Crowd-Sourced Online Digital Review of Asia Pacific

An evaluation of the IDRC-supported serial, Digital Review of Asia Pacific (DirAP), revealed that the Review faced many challenges as a print publication. Providing current data and information was on

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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...


News

The many faces of ecohealth at the University of Guelph

05/10/2011

We cannot have good health without a healthy environment. But a lot of the things we do to live better lives can damage the environment.   Ecosystem approaches have helped explore diverse health challenges around the world. Over the years...

Celebrating 25 years of fish breeding success in the Philippines

07/09/2011

In July 2011, the Philippines Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first success at milkfish (bangus) spawning in captivity. During the celebrations IDRC’s Wilfredo Reyes...

Events

Highlight: Third meeting on dengue and Chagas disease prevention

31/08/2011

Researchers from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Uruguay met in Mérida, Mexico at the end of August 2011 to continue their exchange on the eco-bio-social approach to disease prevention. This broad approach focuses on...

EcoHealth 2012 Conference to be held in Kunming, China

15/10/2012

The Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming Medical University, and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) will co-host the 4th biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH) in Kunming, China, October 15 to 18, 2012...

Latest Projects

An evaluation of the IDRC-supported serial, Digital Review of Asia Pacific (DirAP), revealed that the Review faced many challenges as a print publication. Providing current data and information was on

Latest Projects

In the semiarid countries of West Africa, livestock plays an important role in the subsistence of rural households. In particular, raising small ruminants can increase women's incomes. However, lack o

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Indigenous communities involved in fisheries and aquaculture are among the most food insecure in the Bolivian Amazon. Although fish could be the main source of protein, it is often not part of the loc

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The mangrove ecosystem of Tumbes plays a pivotal role in providing protection against tides, winds and storm surges, and habitat for a number of fish species. The native coastal communities of Tumbes

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More than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) for their livelihood. These are diverse farming systems that include a mix of cultivation, livestock-raising, aquaculture, fis

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.   Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...
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