The quiet announcement of a potential merger-absorption of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) by the CNRS by 2027 has sparked deep concern within the academic and scientific community in Madagascar. Present on the Big Island since 1947, the French institution embodies a model of equitable ‘North-South’ partnership, which is now seriously threatened.
Captured & Published at: 2026-08-06 06:39:12 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://midi-madagasikara.mg/ird-menace-de-disparition-en-2027/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ird-menace-de-disparition-en-2027
