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2008-08

Research and Resources
IDRC Annual Report 2007-2008
Presents the results of activities undertaken by IDRC from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129531-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Adaptation is...Protecting Coastal Communities in Northern Morocco
As rising sea levels, drought, and coastal flooding increasingly threaten Morocco's rural northeast coast, an international research team is examining how people may be vulnerable to climate change, and helping authorities there devise strategies to help them cope.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-126504-201-1-DO_TOPIC

PEP Network 2006-2007 Annual Report
The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network reports on its efforts in 2006-2007 to promote the inclusion of local researchers and communities in poverty alleviation policies and programs in developing countries.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-128994-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Information Kit on the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture
IDRC, the World Health Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have released an information kit to help countries reuse wastewater while ensuring the safety of drinking water.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129290-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Feature Article
Jargon-Busters Cut Through Thicket Around Food

This new book guides readers through the complexities and controversies surrounding agriculture-related intellectual property rights.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-127547-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Next Generation of Researchers
Teodosia Villarino — Canada

“I wanted to understand how neo-liberal economic policies had affected poor women [in Cebu City, Philippines]. To the State these women are invisible but to their families they are everything.”  Read the text: Open file. Watch the audio slideshow:
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129640-201-1-DO_TOPIC


IDRC Books
LEARNING FROM THE FIELD
Innovating China’s Higher Education System

Across China, university staff, researchers, students, and farmers are joining forces to promote rural development studies. Learn how innovative ideas about curriculum reform are born and put into practice.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-122332-201-1-DO_TOPIC


News
M.J. Akbar: in the Arc of Turbulence from the Nile to the Ganges — Implications for Geo-Politics
M.J. Akbar, the renowned Indian journalist, editor, and author, kicked off IDRC's year-long series, The India Lectures, on August 28.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129249-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Antigua and Barbuda Modernizes Its Customs Operations
For the small Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a new customs management system means more revenues and fewer delays at the border.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129009-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Malaysian Journalist Wins Science Journalism Award
Malaysia's Shiow Chin Tan will hone her skills as a science journalist thanks to an award from IDRC and SciDev.Net.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-128624-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Urban Agriculture Project Wins Canadian Urban Design Award
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.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129018-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Canadian Member of Parliament Visits IDRC’s Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia
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.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129354-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC in the News — July/August 2008
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-129181-201-1-DO_TOPIC


Competitions and Career Opportunities
Call for Applications: University for Peace–IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Deadline: September 12, 2008 : CLOSED (see link for information)
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-127388-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC Internship Awards

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

The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship

Deadline: October 1, 2008: CLOSED
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-23379-201-1-DO_TOPIC

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards

Deadline: April 1, 2009
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-23374-201-1-DO_TOPIC

Career Opportunities
Current job postings, IDRC's Code of Conduct, and salary scales.
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-26272-201-1-DO_TOPIC



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