Practical Action Publishing
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Preparation of Risk Maps
This document looks at risk map usage in the emergency preparedness project in Peru, recognising that more comprehensive risk-reduction strategies are constantly emerging.
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Producer Gas for Power Generation
Producer gas is formed by the partial oxidation of a carbonaceous material, such as biomass or coal, in a furnace, generator, or 'producer' unit. This fact sheet outlines the method of doing this, and also other factors to consider like availability of resources and resulting pollutants.
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Productive products with gender-based approach
Productive products with gender-based approach Toolkit
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Pumpkin Growing using Sandbar Cropping
This brief describes a way of growing crops on the sandbars, created by river deposits in Bangladesh, and how this can be used to increase crop production for marginalised famers.
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Removing Arsenic From Water
This brief outlines the different arsenic removal methods and technologies that are available for use with small-scale supplies in developing countries.
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Small-scale Off grid Solar PV Installation Manual
A complete installation guide for Solar PV systems up to 235W (or one solar panel.) Written in collaboration with Quetsol, primarily for applications in Guatemala.
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SODIS - Solar Water Disinfection
This document looks at issues surrounding clean drinking water and a simple and low-cost solution called SODIS, where the heat and UV rays from the sun fall on water in plastic bottles, killing patho-genic micro-organisms.
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Solar PV Technologies in Pakistan
Renewable energy practices in Pakistan
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Solar Thermal Technologies in India
Renewable energy practices in India
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Urine Diverting Dehydration Toilet (UDDT)
The majority of communities worldwide pollute ground water resources and the environment as a result of flush toilets.