The research projects
Synergy between insecticide and repellent to combat malaria-carrying mosquitoes
January 2007
With 40% of the world’s population, mainly in the poorest countries, exposed to malaria risk and over 500 million people falling ill with the disease each year, it is still the most worrying tropical parasite disease. Most deaths from malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa and most of those who die ...
The African monsoon in the spotlight
January 2000
Since 2000, French researchers have launched a vast international multidisciplinary programme to improve understanding of the African monsoon and its variations. In 2006, exceptional resources were mobilised for large-scale field surveys. The African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses programme ...
To halt land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa
January 2003
The IRD is closely involved in the Desert Margins Programme, whose aim is to halt land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and open the way to sustainable farming there. The programme is supported by the United National Environment Programme and the World Environment Fund. More than 120 million ...
