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IDRC is investing in research to promote inclusive, participatory and accountable governance in the face of climate change. The CAD6.8 million investment supports eight research projects centred on the experiences of climate and environmental human rights defenders across the Global South.

Women adopt clean energy innovations that are good for the environment and for gender equality.

IDRC is investing CAD18.4 million in 27 countries under the Clean Energy for Development: A Call for Action initiative. Twelve research teams are investigating how small businesses can drive and benefit from energy transitions while enhancing economic prospects for women and youth. Some research projects work directly with implementers, investors and funders of low-carbon energy projects.

IDRC is pleased to announce the launch of FutureWORKS, a five-year interdisciplinary Southern-led research initiative devoted to the future of work in the Global South.

IDRC-supported research is shedding light on innovative approaches to finance climate action.

Gender-based violence is a concern when it affects adolescent girls who live with disabilities.

The Open African Innovation Research Network (Open AIR), founded in 2006, is aiming to improve global regulatory systems to ensure that innovations in health care, but also in data governance, food security and green technologies, are more equitably distributed.

Each year, the United Nations’ Adaptation Gap Report provides a timely snapshot of progress in planning, financing and implementing action ahead of the global Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In the 2023 edition, released ahead of the 28th COP in the United Arab Emirates, IDRC-funded work contributed to a vital update on the size and nature of the gap between the needs of developing countries and international finance flows.

As the effects of the multidimensional crisis in Haiti continue to adversely affect the security and well-being of the population, IDRC has supported an exploratory study by the Montreal Centre for International Studies (IEIM), comprised of Canadian and Haitian experts, to map Haiti’s main local actors involved in democratic dialogue.

IDRC, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH are joining hands in a new partnership in Africa to advance equitable and inclusive evidence-informed policymaking to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Research and innovation from the Global South to improve lives and support safe AI everywhere.

IDRC is participating in the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30 – December 12, 2023.