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From the empowerment of women to managing their health — information and communication technologies (ICTs) have changed the lives of thousands of Indian villagers.

Read more of the article entitled 'India - A Nation Evolves'

Have you ever heard of a town where the public phone booth was installed before people received water to their houses? This is the true story of the suffering from severe water shortage of the people of the Lebanese village of Tannoura in Rashaya Caza.

Read more of the article entitled 'Tannoura, Deceived by Politicians, Saved by Greywater…'

This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of participatory development communication to facilitate participation amongst stakeholders in a variety of natural resource management initiatives. Each chapter presents in-depth experiences from Asia and Africa.

Read more of the article entitled 'PEOPLE, LAND, AND WATER - Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource - Book Review'

Political, economic, and social change can allow research to inform change. IDRC shares its experience in eight countries - Algeria, Burma, Cambodia, Kenya, South Africa, the Southern Cone, Vietnam, and the West Bank and Gaza.

Read more of the article entitled 'Countries in Transition'

What role should governments play in protecting the environment and controlling the environmental impacts of industry? Do regulations benefit the environment, and how do they affect industrial innovation?

Read more of the article entitled 'Industrial Innovation and Environmental Regulation - Developing Workable Solutions'