Bicycle Ambulance

These ambulances have been designed to be used on the terai, the flat marshy lands at the base of the Himalayas.

Hydraulic Ram Pumps

The technical brief contains the detailed information on hydraulic ram pumps that can be used by communities around the world allowing access to water where the source of water is lower than the compound.

Paprika Production Technical Guidelines

These technical guidelines are meant for potential paprika producers and/or supporting agencies. They provide information on some of the requirements necessary for the establishment of paprika farming projects. Technical guidelines presented in this publication include: Requirements and key implemen...

Treadle Pumps

A treadle pump is a human-powered low-cost pump designed to lift shallow water sources for irrigation.

Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes

Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes Technical Brief

Micro-Irrigation

A guide for smallholder farmers on implementing drip irrigation project

Lightening the Load

Marilyn Carr

Maria Hartl

Women are central to overcoming rural poverty. They play a critical role in poverty reduction and food security because they are responsible for both production and reproduction. Rural women in developing countries have longer working days than men because of their triple roles as farmers, caretaker...

Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems

Andreas Ulrich

In many countries, a rapidly upcoming demand for decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and a demand for efficient community-based sanitation (CBS) can be observed. DEWATS is designed to be an element of a comprehensive strategy for city-wide planning and sustainable infrastructure deve...

Cities, Poverty and Food

Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw, René Veenhuizen

The numbers of the urban poor are on the increase; at the same time their position has been made more vulnerable by the recent food and economic crises. City authorities need to find innovative strategies to eradicate urban hunger and improve the livelihoods of the urban poor. Urban agriculture prov...

Lessons from Aceh

Jo da Silva

The Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 devastated the coastline in Aceh province on the northern tip of Indonesia leaving 167,000 people dead and over half a million people without homes. This resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian response. Over the next three years the Disasters Emergency...