Introducing Technology Justice

Amber Miekle, Jodi Sugden

As national governments, development actors, and businesses negotiate, commit to, and begin to implement Sustainable Development Goals for the next 15 years, Practical Action makes the case for Technology Justice to inform their actions and ambitions. This briefing paper introduces the arguments and...

Participation Pays

Tom Thomas, Pradeep Narayanan

The processes of international development often mean that beneficiaries have pre-designed programmes imposed upon them. Even the most well-intentioned development projects are often constrained by funding requirements from fulfilling their vision of social justice, with the result that poor, margin...

The Energy–Water–Food Nexus at Decentralized Scales

Lucy Stevens, Mary Gallagher

The Energy–Water–Food Nexus at Decentralized Scales uses Practical Action’s experiences with micro-hydro schemes to connect global nexus debates to the experiences of and solutions for remote off-grid communities and smallholder farmers. Through examples in Peru, Nepal, and Zimbabwe it exemplifies t...

Le nexus énergie-eau-alimentation à des échelles décentralisées

Lucy Stevens, Mary Gallagher

Ce document s’appuie sur l’expérience de Practical Action en matière de programmes de microcentrales hydroélectriques et vise à établir un lien entre les débats mondiaux sur le nexus (liens) et les solutions et expériences des communautés isolées hors réseau et des petits exploitants agricoles. Par...

Compost Bin Manufacturing

This technical brief describes the process of construction of home composting bins.

Quality Assurance Guidelines for Building Construction

This document is intended to assist building workers (carpenters, masons etc…) in maintaining reliable standards in carrying out their respective work on a construction site.

Foundations Using Dry Rubble Packing Technology

Dry rubble packing can be used for constructing foundations on good soil which has a high bearing capacity. This technical brief describes this technology in detail.

Home Composting Systems

This technical brief describes about different home composting methods and use of home composting bins in detail.

Roofing Options: Filler Slabs

Filler slabs, consume less concrete and steel as compared to conventional slabs, due to the use of less-heavy, low-cost filler material such as rejected Calicut tiles, clay pots and broken pieces of cement blocks. This technical brief describe the technology of filler slab.

Solid Waste Management

An introduction to solid waste management.