Support is given directly to scientists working in universities, private enterprise, government and non-profit organizations.
Priority is given to research aimed at achieving equitable and sustainable development worldwide.
Projects are designed to maximize the use of local materials and to strengthen human and institutional capacity. IDRC is directed by an international Board of Governors and is funded by the Government of Canada. The Brundtland Collection consists of forty-three volumes of background papers and studies presented to the World Commission and the submissions and transcripts of the verbal testimonies given at the Commission's eight public hearings.