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| Research and Resources | IDRC Reports from GK3
The Third Global Knowledge Conference (GK3) brought together innovators, practitioners, and policymakers to talk about how the Internet and other information and communication technologies can foster human development. Find links to conference videos and listen to interviews with IDRC's research partners and others. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-116738-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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CCAA at COP 13 in Bali
Highlights of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa's events at the 13th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-116697-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Features | Climbing the Health Learning Curve Together
New capacity and fresh insights are among the goals of the Teasdale-Corti global health program that aims to expand the influence of research over a wide range of health issues. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119050-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Fostering Growth with Equity
IDRC’s New Delhi-based Regional Director for South Asia and China, Stephen McGurk, reflects on both the positive and negative aspects of Asia's rapid growth on daily life, including environmental degradation, intensified urbanization, and the resulting strain on infrastructure. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-118816-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Community Solutions for Indonesia's Waste
IDRC-backed initiatives are looking at innovative ways of managing solid waste in Indonesian slums. Here, poor infrastructure, including the lack of solid waste facilities, contributes to the contamination of surface and groundwater, as well as the destruction of ecosystems. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114808-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Computers for Schools Kenya at Top of the Class
Five years after retooling its first recycled computers and finding them a good home, Computers for Schools Kenya has won a coveted Africa-wide prize for its work. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119579-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Sanitation: A Slideshow
The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. This slideshow illustrates the economic, social, and health impacts on the daily lives of those lacking access to basic sanitation services. It also outlines the efforts underway to share good practices and accelerate progress. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119222-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Next Generation of Researchers: Awardee Profile | Katie Lewis — Canada
"At first I thought I might focus on HIV/AIDS but then I stumbled across a statistic that in Uganda, malaria kills more people than AIDS. This shocked me. We in the West hear nothing about this disease. And yet malaria is so preventable, so treatable. Why is so little being done about it?" | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119528-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| IDRC Books | ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN EMERGING ASIA
Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks
Scholars, practitioners, former regulators, and policymakers address the problem of expanding information and communication technology (ICT) connectivity in emerging Asia. The widespread claim that technology by itself — independent of policy and regulatory reform — can improve access to ICTs is examined. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-117916-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| News | IDRC Speaker Series: John Githongo
On February 7, John Githongo, one of Africa’s most distinguished advocates for transparency and good governance, will share his insights on Kenyans' courageous struggle for democracy. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119486-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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International Development Week 2008
Organized by the Canadian International Development Agency, the 18th annual International Development Week runs February 3–9, under the theme For a Better World. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119698-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Former IDRC Vice-President Receives High Honour from India
Canadian biochemist Joseph H. Hulse, a former vice-president of IDRC, has received the Padma Shri award, one of India’s highest civilian honours for distinguished service and excellence. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119664-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Two IDRC Partners Named Top Achievers
IDRC congratulates Computers for Schools Kenya and AfriSPA for winning 2007 African ICT Achievers Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have made a difference to the information and communication technology industry in Africa. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-118789-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Challenges to Democratic Development
Former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos shared his unique insights on Latin America at a time of dramatic political change as part of IDRC's Speaker Series. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-118622-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Global Change and Health
Read IDRC President Maureen O'Neil's opening remarks at the 14th Canadian Conference on International Health. She observed that the poor do not receive their fair share of the total global investment in health research, and reported on the progress of Canada's Global Health Research Initiative. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-118909-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Anthropology's Role in International Development
Professor David Mosse of the University of London (UK) delivered the 15th annual David Hopper Lecture, exploring the link between anthropology and international development and the critical role he believes anthropologists can play in these efforts. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119208-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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