CIRDAP – Enabling Rural Communities

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

An Intergovernmental & Autonomous Organization; Established in 1979, Mandated for Promoting & Strengthening Integrated Rural Development Systems for 15 Asia-Pacific Countries; Namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam.

CIRDAP’S IMPACT

Research
0
Capacity Building Programs
0
Executive’s Trained
0
Webinar
0
Webinar Participants
0
Partners
0

LATEST EVENTS

Read More News

CIRDAP - REEDS International Rural Development Innovation Challenge 2026

One Innovation. Endless Change. Countless Smiles

Tell us about a Rural Innovation that has empowered and inspired a village or community and brought a transformative change to rural lives.
  • Selected Top 5 Innovations will be awarded with USD 500 & Certificate Each!
  • Next 10 Impactful Ideas Certificate of Appreciation
  • Features in a BOOK & Attend to International Conference

Last Date of Submission : 28 February 2026

Share the Details: Ms. Hurain Jannat, Communication Officer, CIRDAP | Email: communication_officer@cirdap.org
View BROCHURE

FOCUS AREAS

Sustainability

Livelihood

Climate Change

Access to Basic Service

Governance

Rural Areas inTransition

CIRDAP EXPERT’S

Dr. Achmad Rachman, Indonesia
Dr. Brian Szuster, United States
Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, Thailand
Dr. Manikandan A D, India
Dr. Parveen Kumar, India
Md Mahbubur Rahman, New Zealand
Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain, Bangladesh
Sagarika Hitihamu, Sri Lanka

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF CIRDAP – 2025

CIRDAP - NIRDPR Collaborative International Training Programme on ‘Institutional Innovations in Rural Development_ Policies to Practices - Learnings’
CIRDAP Flagship publication ‘Climate Resilient Rural Development in the Asia-Pacific Resigion_ Challenges & the Way Forward’ - Rural Development Report (RDR) 2025
International Publication on ‘Disaster Management and Climate change adaptation in Asia and Pacific_ Policies, Programmes, Approaches and Learnings’
International Publication on ‘Innovations in Rural Development in Asia and Pacific’
International Publication on ‘Integrated Rural Development models_ Lessons for Asia and Pacific’
International Publication on ‘Rural tourism on Asia and Pacific_ Concept, Practice and Opportunities’
International Publication on Agri Value Chain Management in Asia and Pacific
Research Project on Action Lab for Inclusion of Transgender and Gender - Variant Youths in Mainstream Livelihood implemented by National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), India
RESEAR~1
Research Project on Improving Rural Women Sustainable Livelihood through Empowerment in Sericulture
Research Project on Women and Youth Empowerment Programme for Sustainable Inclusive Rural Development in Sri Lanka

CIRDAP MEMBER COUNTRY UPDATES

FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS

View More Videos

Publications

Front Page (5)
Annual Report 2024 (7)
Final-Front-Cover_RDR-2023 (1)
STRATEGIC-PLANof-climate-change
Strategic-plan-2018-2022
40-year-of-cirdap
Status-and-Perspective-of-GIS
Food-Waste-to-Wealth
Apjord

CIRDAP PARTNERS

View More Partners
Scroll to Top