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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Formation1937; 88 years ago (1937)
TypeGovernmental organisation
PurposeDevelopment of southern countries
HeadquartersMarseille
Official language
French
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Valérie Verdier
Main organ
Direction générale déléguée à la Science
Budget€239 million
Staff2,354
Websiteen.ird.fr

The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), is a French science and technology establishment under the joint supervision of the French Ministries of Higher Education and Research and Foreign Affairs. It operates internationally from its headquarters in Marseille, and two metropolitan centres of Montpellier and Bondy.

It was created as the Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer or ORSTOM, (Overseas Scientific and Technical Research Office) in 1943.

Missions

The IRD institute has three main missions: research on world development, overseas consultancy and training.

It conducts scientific programs contributing to the sustainable development of the countries of the South, with an emphasis on the relationship between man and the environment.

Organisation

The IRD's scientific activities are organised through five scientific departments coordinated by a deputy director for science:

  • Dynamics of the Internal and Surface of Continents (DISCO);
  • Ecology, Biodiversity and Functioning of Continental Ecosystems (ECOBIO);
  • Oceans, Climate and Resources (OCEANS);
  • Health and Societies (SAS);
  • Societies and Globalization (SOC).

IRD has established new scientific cooperation bodies in recent years that promote co-construction of research projects[1] . These structures provide funding and autonomy to associated young research teams (JEAI), Mixed International Laboratories (LMI), Mixed International Units (UMI), and International Research Laboratory Networks (GDRI). Additionally, these programs encourage collaborations between countries in the global South.

Associated people

A number of notable researchers are or have been associated with Institut de recherche pour le développement, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ Rumpel, C., Ann, V., Bahri, H., Calabi Floody, M., Cheik, S., Doan, T. T., Harit, A., Janeau, J. L., Jouquet, P., Mora, M. L., Podwojewski, P., Tran, T. M., Ngo, Q. A., Rossi, P. L., Sanaullah, M. (15 November 2020). "Research for development in the 21st century". Geoderma. 378: 114558. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114558. ISSN 0016-7061.
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