Practical Action Publishing
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Dead-Level Contours
This brief describes the use of contours and shows how to construct the Manama in-field rainwater harvesting storage facility.
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Recycling of Organic Waste
This fact sheet outlines the main methods of putting organic waste to good use.
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Bio-sand Water Filters
This brief focuses on bio-sand water filters, which use sand and gravel to partly clean water with a simple approach.
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Fibreglass Wind-turbine Blade
A manual is designed to show the process of producing a wind turbine blade from fibre-glass
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Making Stabilised Soil Blocks
Deals with the two main problems that can arise with earth buildings: stabilisation and compaction.
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Aerial Ropeways of Nepal
An introduction to aerial tramway / ropeway transport in Nepal including tuins, a river crossing mechanism. .
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Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage Troisième édition
Le manuel des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) est axé sur les communautés d’éleveurs affectées par des crises humanitaires. En s’appuyant sur les meilleures pratiques à partir de données probantes, le manuel aide les praticiens à concevoir et mettre en oeuvre des interv...
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Composting in the Tropics
Organic matter is often piled up in the compound but left unmanaged. This will produce compost but the materials will take a long time to decompose and nutrients will be lost.
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Water Harvesting in Sudan
In semi-arid zones such as North Darfur where the rainfall is concentrated over short periods of time, various approaches to balancing water demand with supply, such as rain water harvesting, are described in this brief.
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Construction and Maintenance of the Solar Fish Drier
This fact sheet details materials, equipment, and basic construction techniques needed for the solar fish drier.