IDRC annual report 2009-2010 : ideas, innovation, impact

Print version has parallel text in English and FrenchThe annual report provides an overview of programming outputs and outcomes, corporate governance, financial statements, the IDRC mandate, and evaluation of performance. It also reviews 40 years of achievements while looking ahead to meeting new challenges. During 2010–2015, the Centre will concentrate its support for research in areas where the needs are especially urgent: agriculture and the environment; science, technology, and innovation; social and economic policy; and health and health systems. Established 40 years ago in 1970, the IDRC believes that researchers in developing countries are best placed to identify and tackle their own development challenges