Biogas Digest: Volume I

Manual describes the basics of producing and using Biogas from dung and organic waste materials.

Operation and Maintenance of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

The training module developed for sanitation and hygiene education

A Practical Guide for Building a Simple Pit Latrine

A step by step guide to the construction and use of a simple toilet.

Small Wind Energy Systems for Battery Charging

In-depth paper on wind power based on Practical Action's experiences

Biomass Energy in India

Renewable energy practices in India focusing on domestic cook stoves

RE Practices in Pakistan - Solar Thermal Technologies

Renewable energy practices and providers in Pakistan

Community Based Organization Formation and Operation

An orientation module on Community Based Organization Formation and Operation

Uncertain Futures

Jonathan Ensor

Community-based adaptation is a new concept whose meaning is still to be fully understood. Most agree that communities should be supported to respond to the challenges they face, and some see this as the goal of community-based adaptation. By contrast, Uncertain Futures proposes that community-based...

Practitioners handbook for establishing community based early warning systems

This Practitioner's Handbook on Community Based Early Warning System is an effort to put together the early warning learning experiences from the field and communities in Nepal for wider uses for establishment of community based Early Warning Systems (EWS) in flood prone areas of Nepal.

The Construction of Timberless House Model

The conflict in Darfur, which most analysts judge to have started in 2003 has had a devastating effect on the region. Many of the internally displaced people (IDPs) who were forced to flee their homes have ended up living in make-shift camps around the major cities such as Alfashir, Algenenina and N...