IRD Employee Directory
Research ServicesHauts-de-france, France1001-5000 Employees
IRD is a French public research institute focused on development-oriented research services. Based in Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France, it operates under France's ministries responsible for research and overseas development. For more than six decades, it has conducted research, consultancy, and capacity-building activities across Africa, the Mediterranean basin, Asia, Latin America, and French overseas territories, addressing environmental, sustainable management of living resources, social studies, and health development challenges. Its work serves development partners in southern regions, including governments and institutions, by providing research, consultancy, and capacity-building support to advance development outcomes. As a long-established player in the research services field with a broad international footprint, IRD contributes to France's overseas development efforts from its Dunkerque base.