Politics Rules

Adam Sneyd

Whether we like it or not, we are subject to politics wherever we go and in whatever we are doing. Development is always and everywhere political, and frequently occurs with the interests of the powerful at the forefront. Can we hope to better understand the politics that shapes and controls our liv...

Scaling-up Community-Led Total Sanitation

Kamal Kar

Scaling-up Community Led Total Sanitation starts with detailed instructions on how to facilitate CLTS in a village or cluster of villages. It then explores how to scale up and institutionalize CLTS at a regional and national level by gaining the commitment of leaders within government ministries. Th...

Perspectives énergétiques des populations pauvres 2018

Practical Action

L’accès à l’énergie pour tous a été consacré dans le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 (ODD7) et l’Accord de Paris sur le changement climatique ; les bienfaits qu’il libère du point de vue du bien-être et du développement sont désormais largement reconnus. Néanmoins, il subsiste un...

Attributing Development Impact

James Copestake, Marlies Morsink, Fiona Remnant

Substantiating cause and effect is one of the great conundrums for those aiming to have a social impact, be they an NGO, social impact investment fund, or multinational corporation. All face the same quandary: how do you know whether, or how, you contributed to an observed social change? A wide rang...

Systems Thinking and WASH

Kate Neely

Water supplies in developing countries fail at unacceptable rates. In an era of high technology and a global drive for sustainable water and sanitation (SDG6), we need to find solutions to the ‘wicked problems’ that characterize water for development programmes around the world. Systems Thinkin...

Panorama energético de los pobres 2018

Practical Action

El acceso a la energía para todos se ha consagrado en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS 7) y el Acuerdo de París relativo al cambio climático, y, hoy en día, se acepta de forma generalizada que aporta bienestar y grandes beneficios para el desarrollo. No obstante, sigue sin comprende...

Innovations Pour l'Assainissement Urbain

Jamie Myers, Sue Cavill, Samuel Musyoki, Katherine Pasteur

Lucy Stevens

Plus de la moitié des occupants de la planète habitent désormais en milieu urbain et une forte proportion d'entre eux vit sans assainissement amélioré. Dans les zones rurales, les efforts déployés pour lutter contre la défécation en plein air ont été dirigés par le mouvement de l'Assainissement tota...

Voices of Latin America

Tom Gatehouse

These are uncertain times in Latin America. Popular faith in democracy has been shaken; traditional political parties and institutions have stagnated. And yet, in recent years, autonomous social movements have multiplied and thrived. Voices of Latin America tells the story of the major issues, confl...

Poor People's Energy Outlook 2018

Practical Action

Energy access for all has been enshrined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG7) and the Paris Agreement on climate change and there is now widespread acceptance of the great wellbeing and development benefits energy access unlocks. Nevertheless, a lack of understanding about the best...

The Sphere Handbook Arabic

Sphere Association

The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...