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| News | How will Africa cope with climate extremes?
More than CA $65 million in funding for a new research program to help the poorest adapt to climate changeA multimillion dollar research program that will help the poorest in Africa cope with the increasing impact of climate change was launched 17 May 2006 by the UK’s Department for International Development and Canada's International Development Research Centre. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-97682-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Have Your Say — IDRC Bulletin Reader Survey
On the eve of its first anniversary, IDRC Bulletin wants to evaluate its content and its relevance to you, our readers. Please take five minutes to answer these 13 questions in our survey. Responses are anonymous, and no personal details will be asked. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-97381-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC and Partners at the Third World Urban Forum 2006
Vancouver, Canada, is hosting the third World Urban Forum (WUF3) 19-23 June 2006, where IDRC and its partners are staging five networking events and a series of related activities, including an international photo competition, "Expose Urban Solutions." Join us for a week of hands-on learning, knowledge-sharing, and networking. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-62395-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Feature articles | India's Missing Daughters
A new study estimates that 10 million girls have gone “missing” from India’s population since 1985 because of the practice of selectively aborting female fetuses. Dr Prabhat Jha says the new calculation shows the need for a range of social policies to reverse a potentially disastrous future imbalance in the male/female ratio of India’s population. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-95719-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Feeding the Sustainable City
Thanks to pioneering research initially led by IDRC, many Southern cities are now re-examining their attitude to urban agriculture. The challenge they face is how to control agricultural activity so that it can benefit the urban farmers and the rest of the city’s population. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-94891-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Tobacco and Taxes: A Winning Strategy
IDRC, with funds from Health Canada, supported an economic study that helped the Jamaican government rebut the tobacco industry’s arguments against higher taxes on cigarettes, in the process breathing new life into the country’s tobacco control strategy. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-94887-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| IDRC Books |
RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE DRY ARAB REGION
The Cactus Flower
The book compiles 10 years of knowledge and experience of a team of development researchers investigating sustainable rural livelihoods in the community of Arsaal, Lebanon. It describes the research experience and evaluates the innovative approaches that were developed, the successes and failures of the project, and the many lessons that were learned. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-93511-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Research and resources |
Cities: A Slideshow
The third World Urban Forum (WUF3) takes place 19-23 June 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. To learn more about the world's cities and their unique issues, problems, and solutions, view this slideshow. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-93796-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa at the UN Climate Change Conference
IDRC's Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program hosted events in Nairobi, Kenya, during the 12th Conference of Parties (COP12) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November 2006. View presentations, a webcast of CCAA's side event, and a roundtable report. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-97956-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Competitions |
IDRC's "Expose Urban Solutions" Photo Contest — People's Choice Award
Twenty of the best images from IDRC's "Expose Urban Solutions" photo contest will be on display at the Canadian Pavilion at the third World Urban Forum 19-23 June 2006. Delegates visiting the gallery can cast a ballot for their favourite image and have their name automatically entered in a draw to win a digital camera. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-97679-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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