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Access to safe drinking water is one of the basic rights often denied to populations in developing countries. Photo: IDRC. |
The Urban Poverty & Environment Program (UPE) funds research and activities in developing countries that apply integrated and participatory approaches to reducing environmental burdens on the urban poor and enhancing the use of natural resources for food, water and income security. Read UPE's Program Plan for 2005-2010. The main emphasis of UPE's work from 2005-2010 is the Focus Cities Research Initiative (FCRI). UPE is funding integrated research projects in eight cities, in order to generate sustained and in-depth research. To learn more about this initiative, please visit the Focus Cities web page. UPE produces a newsletter to share information about our work and related activities on urban issues throughout the world. To subscribe, send an e-mail to the following address indicating that you wish to subscribe to our bulletin: upe@idrc.ca.
Urban Agriculture Project Wins Canadian Urban Design Award 2008-08
An innovative urban agriculture project led by McGill University’s Minimum Cost Housing Group — an IDRC partner — has been honoured with a National Urban Design Award.
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