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The only public multidisciplinary research organization entirely dedicated to scientific cooperation with the developing countries of the intertropical and Mediterranean zone, the French Institute for Research for Development is celebrating its 75th anniversary with the ambition of reconciling research, development and the common good.
Established in 1944 as the Office of Colonial Scientific Research (ORSC) and then in 1953 Office for Scientific and Technical Research Overseas (ORSTOM) is, since 1998, the Institute for Research for Development (IRD).
IRD today conducts research in equitable scientific partnerships with research institutions in some 50 countries and is part of the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to respond to major issues related to global, environmental, social and cultural changes that affect the entire planet.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the IRD, RFI met with four of its managers to draw up an inventory of current and future missions of the IRD.
Jean-Paul Moatti , CEO of the IRD, reminds the importance of a fair partnership with the countries of the South.
Thierry Lebel , director of research at the IRD at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences, discusses the problem of global warming in the countries of the South.
Florence Migot-Nabias , director of research at the IRD in the Department of Health and Societies, reviews the state of the art of research to fight against malaria .
Flore Gubert , director of research at the IRD of the Societies department, talks about the treatment of the migration issue .
→ More information on the IRD website .