Practical Answers
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Water Supply During Emergencies
Overview of options for water supply in an emergency context, with relation to people-centred reconstruction principles.
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Natural resource management and the importance of gender
Taking into account the different roles and responsibilities of men and women is critical to the sustainable management of natural resources as well as the success of NRM policies and programmes. We need to be aware that NRM programmes may affect women and men differently due to their rights, roles...
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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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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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How to Build a Small Vertical Shaft Lime Kiln
An example of a continuous production, mixed feed kiln from Zimbabwe.
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Spurs and Dykes for Flood Protection
Spurs and dykes are structures that protect river banks and contain flood waters. They can be built by communities using stones and wire.
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Solar Thermal Energy in Nepal
Renewable energy practices in Nepal
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Health Care Waste Management in Developing Countries
This brief gives an overview on health care waste treatment options focusing on incineration.
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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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Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks
Using Practical Action's technical information, Andrew from Nairobi is developing many new enterprises using locally available resources. His most recent is the development of interlocking stabilized soil blocks.