The IRD is a French public research institution defending an original model of fair scientific partnership with the countries of the South and an interdisciplinary and citizen-based science committed to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Established in Kenya since 1992, the IRD East Africa supports research and training in partnership in various fields such as climate change, terrestrial and marine biodiversity, societies and communities, etc.
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19th May 2021Biodiversity: between fragility and sustainability
All the indicators agree: erosion of biodiversity has now reached a level not seen in hundreds of thousands of years. Human activity is to blame, and its impact is not just being felt by such emblematic species and ecosystems as the polar bear or Great Barrier Reef. The major health, social and...
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11th November 2021Signature of a cooperation agreement initiated by IRD between UCA and the CUEA in Kenya
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19th October 2021Project Mikoko: Kenyan scientists visit French partners in Montpellier
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1st June 2021Launch of the DiDEM program: « Kick off » and CoPIL events
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Institutional partners
33
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Researchers
3
and 3 local employees in 2021
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Young research teams (JEAI)
1
in 2021
Institutional partners |
Researchers |
Young research teams (JEAI) |
33 |
3 |
1 |
and 3 local employees in 2021 |
in 2021 |
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