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Research and Resources
Countries in transition
An analysis of why and how IDRC has worked in countries in transition over the past three decades. The Centre shares its experience in eight countries in transition from dictatorship to democratic rule, from centrally planned to market economies, or from war to peace. 
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112076-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
IDRC joined dozens of other knowledge-based organizations from all over the world at the 76th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest annual academic gathering in Canada.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112870-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Collaborative Approaches to Water Supply in Africa
Read IDRC President Maureen O'Neil's opening address at the international conference, "Collaborer en Afrique : les nouvelles approches dans le secteur de l’eau," May 24, 2007.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112581-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Order Form: IDRC on CD-ROM 2009
Discover IDRC and its publications: 101 full-text ebooks, annual report, research and information on how to apply for funding.
Order your free copy today.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-80698-201-1-DO_TOPIC

telecentre.org Newsletter — April 2007
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111629-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Features
Tannoura, Deceived by Politicians, Saved by Greywater…

For more than 20 years, the village of Tannoura, in Lebannon, has tried to solve its severe water shortage. 2006 brought hope to the villagers when the Middle East Center for the Transfer of Appropriate Technology initiated a greywater project funded by IDRC.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111293-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Giving Back — IDRC Photo Contest Winner Shares Prize with Senegalese Colleagues

Brendan Baker, a winner of IDRC’s 2006 "Expose Urban Solutions" photo contest, shared his CA $2 500 prize with the two people who made his photo possible.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112779-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Kenya Rolls Out Communications Advances
Many more Kenyans are set to reap the potentially life-changing benefits of the information age, thanks in part to an IDRC-supported project that has universal access as its goal.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112780-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Next Generation of Researchers: Awardee Profile
Shaaban Ali Mwachireya — Kenya

"I do snorkeling and I dive when it’s necessary; sometimes you need to go deep and stay there awhile. The reefs are very beautiful. It’s like walking into a rainforest in the ocean." 
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111388-201-1-DO_TOPIC


IDRC Books
PEOPLE, LAND, AND WATER
Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management

Describes the major issues involved in applying participatory development communication to natural resource management practices and research, discusses the challenges and the difficulties linked to such an approach, and offers insights and lessons from research and experience in the field.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-98617-201-1-DO_TOPIC


News
Focus City Reaches Milestone
The first of IDRC’s eight Focus Cities has reached a critical milestone in local efforts to improve the quality of life in poor neighbourhoods by redefining the relationship between local governments and the city's poorest residents.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112578-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC Partners With Networks of Centres of Excellence
On May 25, Richard Isnor, IDRC's Director of Innovation, Policy and Science, was in Montréal with the Minister of Industry, Maxime Bernier, to officially announce a partnership with the Networks of Centres of Excellence. 
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112603-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC-Supported e-Government Project Wins Regional and International Awards

The Moroccan e-Government project « e-Fès » has been awarded both a Technology in Government in Africa award and an international United Nations Public Service Award.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112585-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC History Project: Send Us Your Memories
Professors Ron Harpelle of Lakehead University and Bruce Muirhead of the University of Waterloo, the authors compiling a history of IDRC, are asking for short recollections of IDRC.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111990-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Competition Policy at the Service of Development: An IDRC-sponsored Panel
The International Economic Forum of the Americas (Conférence de Montréal, June 18–21, 2007).
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111618-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC in the News — June 2007
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112458-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Competitions
Call for Proposals — ICT Research Projects in Latin America

 ATTENTION - Deadline was extended to July 20, 2007.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111186-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Call for Concept Notes: Action Research on "Value Chains and the Rural Poor in Disadvantaged Regions"
Deadline: June 29, 2007.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-110794-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Call for Proposals: Successful Experiences of Municipal Environmental Management Policies for Small and Medium-Sized Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Deadline: August 5, 2007.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-111827-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC Internship Awards

Deadline: September 12, 2009
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-84370-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Results of the Common Pool Resources Call for Concept Notes
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112270-201-1-DO_TOPIC



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