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| News | 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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IDRC Supporting the Asia Research Partnership on Pandemic Influenza
IDRC is committing CA $1 million to the first two projects developed by the Partnership — a multicountry Asian study of the efficacy of animal vaccination programs and policies, and a grants competition for research on the social, cultural, and environmental linkages behind pandemics. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-98888-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC President Joins EDC Advisory Council
IDRC President Maureen O'Neil has been named to Export Development Canada's Advisory Council on Corporate Social Responsibility. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-98613-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Two IDRC Staff Members Honoured in Mongolia
Maria Lee-Hoon Ng, Senior Program Officer for IDRC's Pan Asia Networking (PAN) program, and Renald Lafond, former team leader of PAN, have received the title of Professor Honorarium from the Health Sciences University of Mongolia for their significant contributions in developing and strengthening the country's health sector and medical research. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-99086-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Feature articles | Putting Children in the Economic Picture
"Young Lives" Ethiopia is a 15-year research project concerned with how children have been affected by Ethiopia's poverty reduction strategy. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-97806-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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In Conversation with Amartya Sen
The Nobel economist turns his attention to how the idea of static, self-contained "civilizations" fragments the world and sows conflict — and how that process can be reversed. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-98462-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Investing in Global Shock Absorbers
Canada's funding for the International Monetary Fund's "Exogenous Shocks Facility" is an important contribution to dealing with a problem that warrants greater international attention and more creative solutions. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-98901-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| IDRC Books | URBAN AGRICULTURE IN WEST AFRICA
Contributing to Food Security and Urban Sanitation
Urban agriculture is contributing to food security and urban sanitation in the cities of West and Central Africa. This book presents a strategy for launching a multistakeholder network on urban agriculture with input and support from producers; NGOs; national, regional, and international research institutions; donors; and policymakers and government officials at both the municipal and national levels. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-9396-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Competitions | 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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