An internationally renowned multidisciplinary organisation, the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) is a French public establishment operating under the joint authority of the French Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. It takes an original approach to research, expertise, training, and knowledge-sharing to the benefit of countries and regions that make science and innovation key drivers of their development.
IRD is a key scientific reference on the major development challenges.