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Research in ActionEconomics Food and Agriculture Governance Health Social PolicyThree years of research have generated important lessons on inclusive responses for future crises.
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Research in ActionDevelopment Information and Communication GovernanceA safer digital public sphere: addressing online gender-based violenceResearchers are documenting technology-facilitated gender-based violence and exploring responses in the Global South.
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NewsGender Development Natural ResourcesBreaking barriers: understanding obstacles facing women in STEM in the Global SouthIDRC is pleased to announce the 10 research teams selected from the call for proposals "Breaking systemic barriers to women’s participation in science”.Date
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BooksGovernance Social Policy Economics GenderReducing Urban Violence in the Global South: Towards Safe and Inclusive CitiesPublication Date
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Research in ActionGender Health GovernanceTackling gender-based violence at work, in transit, and online
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Research in ActionGender Governance Social Policy HealthThe power of collective action to achieve gender equality
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment Food and AgricultureMinimizing disaster risk through climate action: Examples from the field
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StoryGovernance Social Policy GenderkNOw Fear: Making rural public spaces safer for women and girlsSexual violence against women and girls in rural India remains a largely unaddressed, hidden issue.
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Research in ActionGovernance Information and CommunicationImproving the governance of cyberspace in the Global South
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PerspectivesGovernance GenderBirth registration is the basis for advancing gender equality and children’s rights
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StoryEconomics GovernanceCourts — not kinship — offer greater opportunity for South Asian entrepreneurs
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PerspectivesFood and Agriculture Health Governance GenderResearch plays an important role in achieving Zero Hunger
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BooksGovernance Social Policy Health Genderin_focus - Healthy Lives for Vulnerable Women and Children: Applying Health Systems ResearchPublication Date
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Research in ActionGovernance Economics GenderEconomists, social scientists root for basic income in India
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Three steps to better flood risk policies in India
Three steps to better flood risk policies in India
The gap between research and policy can be wide, but 2014 IDRC Research Award recipient Jyotiraj Patra has identified three steps for bridging it: trust, time, and transition. “I came to IDRC with limited understanding of the complexity around science-policy interface,” he says. “My mentor’s guidance exposed me to the political economy dimension of this interface. This helped me refine my research.”
Patra sought to understand how research could influence policies to reduce flooding risks in India. Through fieldwork, he learned that building trust between the local and policy communities is essential. Timing is also crucial: you have to seize the moment — a disaster or a change in government, for example — when there is an appetite for research. The third challenge is to maintain that openness to new ideas, he says. “This is all the more critical when the frequency and severity of natural hazards such as floods and cyclones are on the rise, as they are in India.”
“Each day at IDRC was filled with new energy and passion to work,” he says. “I have always been excited about knowledge-into-action linkages. My stint at IDRC amplified this passion.”
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment GovernanceIdeas from the global climate change hotspot research
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BooksGovernancePutting Knowledge to Work: Collaborating, Influencing and Learning for International DevelopmentPublication Date
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Research in ActionDevelopment Social Policy Governance Economics GenderPeople, places, and infrastructure: Lessons from Mumbai, Rio, and Durban
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Research in ActionEconomics Social Policy Governance DevelopmentTransforming the slum: The case of Mumbai’s M-Ward
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Research in ActionGovernance Economics Social Policy DevelopmentCity profile: Transformation and injustice in Mumbai
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Research in ActionGovernance Social Policy EconomicsMega-events in India, Brazil, and South Africa: Lessons for safer cities