IDRC's core research funding falls under four broad program areas. Follow the links to learn more about specific funding programs.

• Environment and Natural Resource Management
  

  Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
  Ecosytem Approaches to Human Health
  

  Environmental Economics

  Rural Poverty and Environment
  Urban Poverty and Environment 
  Water Demand Management

• Information and Communication Technologies for Development
  

  Africa
  Asia
  Connectivity Africa
  ICT4D in Middle East Project
  Connectivity and Equity in the Americas
  telecentre.org

• Innovation, Policy and Science (IPS)
  

  Innovation, Technology and Society 
  IDRC Challenge Fund

• Social and Economic Policy
  

  Globalization, Growth and Poverty
  Peace, Conflict, and Development
  Think Tank Initiative
  Women’s Rights and Citizenship
  

• Other corporate projects and sites
  

  Middle East Special Initiatives
  Research for Health Equity
  Private Sector Development