Features Tools for Researchers and Teachers Access this "tool kit" of resources on environmental economics. *Video: Making a World of Difference A series of videos that show how IDRC is making a world of difference. IDRC's strategy and program directions 2005-2010 The drivers underlying IDRC's work, its program structure, and how it is expected to evolve.

Photographer: Peter Bennet

IDRC’s operations in Southeast and East Asia are guided by its regional office in Singapore, established in 1971.  The office coordinates the Centre’s operations in 12 countries. In the past 30 years, IDRC has supported more than 2 000 research projects directed and managed by Asian researchers and institutions.

• About Us
  Describes IDRC's work in Southeast and East Asia.

• Major Program Areas
  Describes our broad program focus and sectors of research

• Funding Opportunities
  Advice and assistance for researchers on how to approach IDRC for financial support, and support to those who have already received IDRC funding.

• Projects in Asia
  

• IDRC in Southeast Asia
  

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-10 2009-06-05
Penang, 5 June 2009: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in Asia Pacific, and will be launched on June 11th. See here for more details.

Asia’s information society: what’s worked, what’s next? 2009-06-05
Penang, Malaysia, June 8, 2009 – No one argues about the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Asia. India leveraged ICTs to drive its economy and lift millions out of dire poverty. Scratch the surface, however, and it is easy to see that ICTs have also deepened development disparities. Rural Asians, for example, remain among this planet’s poorest and the most underserved by health, education, and economic programs. See here for more details.

APEIR Research Contributes to Addressing Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009-05-20
The current global crisis related to Influenza A (H1N1) shows that there is still insufficient understanding of the emergence of diseases with pandemic potential and governments need research-based evidence to develop policies in situations of great urgency.  The Asian Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) is a regional initiative which is contributing to addressing these needs.  Its role in fostering regional research collaborations was recognized in a Joint Ministerial Statement issued by ASEAN+3 Health Ministers Special Meeting on Influenza A in Bangkok, Thailand on 8 May 2009.  Read the APEIR policy brief and Joint Ministerial Statement here.

Jakarta is City Most Vulnerable Climate Change in Southeast Asia 29/04/2009
The National Council on Climate Change (Dewan Nasional Perubahan Iklim) of Indonesia is co-organizing with IDRC-EEPSEA a Seminar to launch the Climate Change Vulnerability Map in Jakarta on Thursday, May 7, 2009, from 8.30Am – 11.00AM at the Shangri-La Hotel and to invite feedback from policy-makers, climate change experts and the media. See here for details.

KNOWLEDGE TO POLICY
Making the Most of Development Research 2009-04-29
Read how research can contribute to better governance and influence public policy and decision-making.  See here for details.

Experts Directory 2009-04-29
Need an expert on urban waste management, climate change, or global finance management? Connect with IDRC experts who can comment on some of the world's most pressing and timely development challenges.  See here for details.

Mapping Climate Change Vulnerability in Southeast Asia 2009-02-25
A new map has been released which shows the regions of Southeast Asia most vulnerable to climate change. According to the research carried out by the International Development Research Centre’s Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (IDRC – EEPSEA), the map and forecasts will be highly valuable to policymakers, as well as agencies investing in local adaptations to climate change.

Results of IDRC Photo Contest 2008-11-07
See here for the display of the winning entries for this photo competition.

Canadian Member of Parliament Visits IDRC’s Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia 2008-08
Deepak Obhrai, Canada's Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to the Minister of International Cooperation, visited IDRC's office in Singapore on July 25.