Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre
The SIRDC was established by the Government of Zimbabwe in 1993, under the provisions of the Research Act of 1986. The Centre provides technological expertise in the diverse areas in which Zimbabwe's industrial enterprises operate. SIRDC is Zimbabwe's Technology Centre whose responsibilities extend to technology development & transfer to Zimbabwe and regional stakeholders in diverse disciplines that include environment, energy, mining, agriculture, food and biomedical, biotechnology, engineering, informatics, electronics & communication, polymer science, metrology, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & remote sensing.
Country of registration
Zimbabwe
Network member number
N0145
Acronym
SIRDC
Address
Perspectives Climate Change P.O.BOX 6640, Harare, Zimbabwe
Website
Relation to CTCN
Network Member
Enablers
Governance and planning
Communication and awareness
Capacity building and training
Type of organisation
Research and academic institution
Type of climate technology services
Capacity building
Knowledge management
Policy and planning
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Agriculture
Agriculture and Forestry
Appliances
Appliances and equipment
Bioenergy
Biotechnology for crop adaptation
Construction
Crop diversification and new varieties
Cropland
Early Warning and Environmental Assesment
Early warning systems
Early Warning Systems Communication
Efficient supply chains
Energy efficiency
GMO crops
Household biogas
Hydropower
Increasing crop resilience and productivity
Industry
Manufacturing industry
Mining and production
Remote sensing & GIS
Renewable energy
Small hydropower
Soil management
Solar
Solar cooking
Solar PV
Solar water pumps
Water
Water efficiency
Zimbabwe
Buildings
Sector(s) of expertise
Energy efficiency
Industry
Agriculture
Early warning and Environmental assessment
Renewable energy
Water
Active in
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
St. Helena
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Eswatini
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Eswatini