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In Senegal, as in many other Sahelian countries, the livestock sector plays a vital role in the country's economy.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted an urgent need for appropriate responses to extreme climate events, particularly in Africa.

Uganda is becoming hotter and drier, as average temperatures have increased by 1.

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program is a continental policy framework for agricultural transformation to increase food and nutrition security and reduce poverty.

This project will pilot new ways to provide tailored support to guide policy processes and concrete actions to boost gender equality and women’s economic empowerment (WEE) in East Africa.

According to the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, over 20 million people are displaced annually and many more are affected by floods, drought and heatwaves.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that approximately half of the world’s population is prone to water scarcity.

Through novel climate and hydrodynamic flood modelling, coupled with risk and vulnerability reduction approaches, this project will provide a step toward understanding compound tropical cyclone risks and the likelihood of unprecedented tropical cyclone impacts.

Extreme weather and climate change are adversely impacting livelihoods in semi-arid lands.

Uganda reported its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a decade on September 20, 2022, with no known treatment or vaccine for the Sudan strain that was responsible for the outbreak.

Refugees are typically exposed to high rates of poverty and food insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the multiple crises they have to endure.

A comprehensive UN review of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals shows that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lags behind in socioeconomic development and in achieving gender equality, including reducing sexual violence and ending child marriage by 2030.

The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect the poor, women, girls and marginalized populations, especially in the Global South.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative that seeks to strengthen the capacities of science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the German Research Foundation.

The COVID-19 pandemic increased global food insecurity, deepened gender inequality and created a general crisis in the informal food sector in cities of the Global South.

The Fund for Future Climate-smart Livestock Systems in Africa is a partnership between IDRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) aims to strengthen the capacities of science granting councils (SGCs) to support research that contributes to social and economic development in Africa.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative that seeks to strengthen the capacities of science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.

The shift to low-carbon economies will have clear benefits for the planet.

The lack of safe drinking water has led to informal ways to access water and informal vending practices.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused radical changes to markets, consumers and supply chains, particularly impacting small and micro businesses.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the German Research Foundation.

Beans are the most important pulse grown in Sub-Saharan Africa and constitute a significant part of the diets of resource-poor segments of society.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor Initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the German Research Foundation.