Improve the environment, improve health in Côte d’Ivoire 2002-08-16
In Côte d’Ivoire, researchers are looking at ways to reduce the harmful health impacts of unbridled agricultural development and of a large hydroelectric dam. But there’s a twist — rather than focusing on health services, they are trying to improve people’s health by better managing the local resource base. Their work is supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This is one of many innovative projects highlighted in a new Web site on IDRC’s contributions to sustainable and equitable development, launched to mark the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), from August 26 to September 4, 2002.

Hidden Links: Irrigation, Malaria, and Gender 2002-07-19
Irrigation projects affect more than agricultural productivity, suggests an ecosystem study by IDRC Program Officer Renaud De Plaen. His results show how the transformation of farming practices and accompanying changes in the power relationships between men and women can affect women’s ability to deal with malaria in their families.