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2009-11

News

IDRC and IFAD Join Forces to Boost Food Security

IDRC and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have joined forces to explore how information technologies can boost food production and rural business opportunities in developing countries.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148324-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Outstanding in Their Fields: IDRC Partners Winning Awards
Innovative. Dedicated. Hardworking. Inspiring. These are some of the words that best describe IDRC’s award-winning research partners and their work.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148286-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Reappointment to IDRC's Board of Governors
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced the reappointment of Denis Desautels for a second term as a member of IDRC’s Board of Governors.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-106615-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC in the News — November 2009

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148317-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Events

Rethinking Western Policy Towards Burma: Current Developments and Options for the Future — Historian and Former UN Official Thant Myint-U

Join IDRC at a public lecture where writer, historian, and former United Nations official Thant Myint-U will argue for a fresh approach to Burma's problems.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148537-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Getting the Word Out: IDRC’s Past, Present, and Future Discussed at Inaugural Public Meeting

Some 100 people attended the public forum where McDougall, IDRC President David Malone, and others fielded questions from the crowd and presented an overview of the Centre’s operations and contributions to the developing world.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148212-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Michael Doyle — Preserving Countries' Security in a Dangerous World

One of the United States' most prominent political scientists discussed the role of the state during a public lecture at IDRC’s head office in Ottawa on October 15.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148200-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Simon Chesterman — International Assistance Not Enough for State-Building

"States cannot be built from the outside," said law expert Simon Chesterman at a public lecture at IDRC's head office on October 21.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148190-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Features

Québécois and Beninese Researchers Collaborate in the Fight Against AIDS

Twenty years ago the HIV/AIDS epidemic was devastating Benin, and the country had few means to combat it. Today, the war against AIDS is still not over, but many battles have been won. This is thanks to, among other things, the tenacity of researchers.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147663-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Protecting the Vulnerable in a Changing Climate: Lessons from the South

There is no longer any doubt that the Earth’s climate is changing. Billions of the world’s poorest people are already living on the edge, and will need help adapting to climate change, says IDRC's Simon Carter.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147691-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Researcher Profile

Amina Saban — South Africa

Researcher Amina Saban is studying how psychiatric disorders and substance abuse coexist in Cape Town youth. Listen to the audio clip:

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148070-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC Books

SUCCESS STORIES IN ASIAN AQUACULTURE

The stories presented in this book reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-142350-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Research

Show and Tell: Plotting Climate Change Hot Spots
One picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. A striking new map exposes Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to extreme climate hazards.

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-148556-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Competitions and Career Opportunities

Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) 2010 Call for Proposals

Deadline: January 6, 2010 - CLOSED

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147621-201-1-DO_TOPIC

International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-145417-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants (LACREG) - 2009 competition
Deadline: January 18, 2010

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147975-201-1-DO_TOPIC

CALL FOR LETTERS OF INTENT
Ethical issues and challenges in global population health research partnerships

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147969-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Canadian International Food Security Research Fund

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-147988-201-1-DO_TOPIC

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