Practical Answers
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50 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution
California Association for Recycling All Trash (CARAT)
Plastic pollution threatens fish, wildlife, bees and humans. This book sets out how we all need to take drastic action to regulate the use and disposal of all products and packaging that use plastics. Produced by the California Association for Recycling All Trash (CARAT)
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Plastic Pollution Solution
Plastic Pollution Solution, for policy makers, details the effects of plastic pollution on people, animals and the planet and sets out ways to combat it.
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Anticipatory Humanitarian Action in Nepal
This document focuses on resource centres for health workers. Information is especially important for training health workers helping them to understand the context of their work, follow new approaches, undertake new responsibilities, improve their practice and remind them of basic concepts.
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Productive products with gender-based approach
Productive products with gender-based approach Toolkit
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Insights on Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is emerging as a key approach to climate change and a fundamental pillar for sustainable development. The objective of this summary report is to highlight the lessons learned from the field implementation of ten case studies presented at the regional contest.
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Demonstrating evidence on Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Developing countries depend to a large extent on the ecosystems and the services they provide. Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is emerging as a potential response to climate change and a key pillar for sustainable development. UN Environment Programme under the Regional Portal for the Transfer of T...
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Interlocking Brick (CSEB) Production Manual
Interlocking Bricks (CSEB) are made by mixing Soil, Sand and Cement and compressing it in a machine. It is an Earthquake resistant technology recommended by the government of Nepal. It is fast to build with and on average 25% less cost compared to fired bricks.
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Banana farming in flood deposited sandy soil
Banana is one of the major and economically important fruit crops of Nepal. It has been traditionally grown in home yards for home consumption purpose.
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Indoor Oyster Mushroom Farming
This technical brief details the cultivation of oyster mushrooms from spawning to harvesting. It also discusses oyster mushroom cultivation as an adaptive and crop diversification technique in flood plains to minimize risk of flood and drought to livelihood.
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Flood Adaptive Rice Cultivation Practice
Flood Adaptive Rice Cultivation Practice Technical Brief