International Development Research Centre

17.08.2001 Le rétrécissement des champs des paysans, causé par les politiques de redistribution des terres et la pression démographique dans les hautes terres du centre de l'Éthiopie, met en danger la biodiversité agricole de cette région, soutient un chercheur éthiopien financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI).

15.08.2001 "Technological advance has been the underpinning of the incredible quality of material well-being that we have in the rich world," says world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs. "And I believe that similar investments in science and technology could make similar contributions for the poor if their problems were addressed." A leading thinker on development, Sachs explains how to use technology to break the poverty trap.

15.08.2001 Although the critical need to build local capacities in emergency and post-emergency situations is widely recognized, reality often flies in the face of stated policy and good intentions. Strengthening local capacity is easier said than done, and there are real tradeoffs between outsiders taking action quickly in the midst of an emergency, and building longer-term local skills. In a new publication, the author Ian Smillie examines this dilemma from various local perspectives, through eye-opening case studies from Bosnia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Sri Lanka.

12.07.2001 Resource-strapped healthcare systems in Africa this week got a boost with the launch at a regional summit of a 10-year programme to help foster growth in traditional medicines.

15.06.2001 Internet projects in Latin America and the Caribbean need to go beyond connectivity and technology to make meaningful contributions to development, say the authors of a new report on the Internet and development.