Institut de recherche pour le développement






















































Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Motto
Pour le Sud, au Sud et avec le Sud (For the South, at the South, and with the South)
Formation
1937; 81 years ago (1937)
Type
Governmental organisation
Purpose
Development of southern countries
Headquarters
Marseille
Official language

French
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Jean-Paul Moatti
Main organ
Direction générale déléguée à la Science
Budget

€239 million
Staff

2,354
Website
en.ird.fr

The French Research Institute for Development (French: 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 (ORSTOM)' in 1943.




Contents






  • 1 Missions


  • 2 Organisation


  • 3 Associated people


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





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 departments :



  • Earth and Environment

  • Living Resources

  • Societies and Health

  • Expertise and consulting

  • Support and training



Associated people


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




  • Michel Luc - Nematologist


  • André Briend - Pediatric Nutritionist


  • Jean Marie Bosser - Botanist and Agronomical Engineer


  • Jean-Philippe Chippaux - Snakebite and Tropical Medicine Expert


  • Jean-Paul Gonzalez - Virologist



See also



  • Bactris nancibensis

  • Serer people

  • Mistrals



References



  • Official website

  • Videos from Canal IRD Web TV

  • IRD on-line scientific library (37,000 documents for downloading)









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