The International Development Research Centre (IDRC; , ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal

Crown corporation Crown corporation () is the term used in Canada for organizations that are structured like private companies, but are directly and wholly owned by the government. Crown corporations have a long-standing presence in the country, and have a sign ...

. As part of Canada's foreign affairs and development efforts, IDRC champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change. IDRC invests in high-quality research in developing countries, shares knowledge with researchers and policymakers for greater uptake and use, and mobilizes global alliances to build a more sustainable and inclusive world. According its
2021-22 Annual Report
', IDRC's parliamentary appropriation reflects 3% of Canada's international assistance envelope.

Activities

According to its '' Strategy 2030'', IDRC's work currently focuses on the following five areas, aimed at contributing to the achievement of the United Nations'

Sustainable Development Goals The ''2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'', adopted by all United Nations (UN) members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of these global goals is "peace and prosperity for people and the planet" – wh ...

: climate-resilient food systems; global health; education and science; democratic and inclusive governance; and sustainable inclusive economies.

History

IDRC was established by the

Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada () is the Canadian federalism, federal legislature of Canada. The Monarchy of Canada, Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate of Canada, Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, form the Bicameral ...

in 1970 under the ''Research Centre Act'', which directs IDRC "to initiate, encourage, support and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions."

Governance

IDRC's head office is located in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, with regional offices located in Montevideo, Uruguay; Nairobi, Kenya; Dakar, Senegal;

Amman, Jordan Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the List of largest cities in the ...

;

New Delhi, India New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

. IDRC is governed by a

board of governors A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations ...

, whose chairperson reports to Parliament through the Minister of International Development. The board includes: * Dorothy Nyambi ( Ancaster, ON) – Chairperson * Julie Delahanty – President * Nurjehan Mawani ( Vancouver, BC) – Vice-chairperson * Akwasi Aidoo ( Gastonia, NC, US) – Governor * Alex Awiti ( Nairobi, Kenya) * Purnima Mane ( San Mateo, CA, US) – Governor * Bessma Momani (Kitchener, ON) – Governor * Gilles Rivard (Ottawa, ON) – Governor * Hilary Rose (Parc Sherwood, AB) – Governor * Stephen Toope ( Cambridge, UK) – Governor Regional directors: * Federico Burone (

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

and the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

) * Kapil Kapoor (

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

) * Marie-Gloriose Ingabire ( Central and

West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...

) * Kathryn Toure ( Eastern and

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...

) * Wessam El Beih (Middle East and North Africa)

References

External links

* *
Strategy 2030: a more sustainable and inclusive world
'

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