Right to Survive

Ben Heaven Taylor

More than 230 million people around the world are affected by emergencies each year. New research for this report predicts that, by 2015, this number could grow by 40 per cent to 325 million – partly as a result of the increasing threat of climate-related disasters and conflict. The predicted scale...

El derecho a sobrevivir

Ben Heaven Taylor

Más de 230 millones de personas en todo el mundo se ven afectadas por situaciones de emergencia cada año. Nueva investigación para este informe prevé que, en 2015, este número podría crecer un 40 por ciento a 325 millones - en parte como resultado de la creciente amenaza de los desastres y los confl...

Aerial Ropeways of Nepal

An introduction to aerial tramway / ropeway transport in Nepal including tuins, a river crossing mechanism. .

Passion Fruit Jam

Recipe and method for the small-scale production of passion fruit jam.

Right To Survive (Summary)

More than 230 million people around the world are affected by emergencies each year. New research for this report predicts that, by 2015, this number could grow by 40 per cent to 325 million – partly as a result of the increasing threat of climate-related disasters and conflict. The predicted scale...

Understanding Climate Change Adaptation

Jonathan Ensor, Rachel Berger

Poor people bear the brunt of climate change since they live in those regions most affected by fluctuating temperatures, sea level rise, flooding and drought. Far from behaving as victims, however, they use the assets and resources at their disposal to adapt and survive. How can agencies assist loca...

Women Feeding Cities

Alice Hovorka, Henk de Zeeuw, Mary Njenga

Poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition have become critical urban problems. Meeting this challenge, in many cities around the world, women play a crucial role in household food production, growing vegetables in gardens and vacant urban spaces, raising animals, and trading in fresh and cooked food...

Farmer First Revisited

Ian Scoones, John Thompson

Agriculture is an urgent global priority and farmers find themselves in the front line of some of the world's most pressing issues- climate change, globalization and food security. Twenty years ago, the Farmer First workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, lau...

Recycling Used Lead Acid Batteries

Batteries are used whenever electrical energy is needed and are common around the world, but they can be harmful to the environment.

Basic Beekeeping 1:6

Manual 1:6 looks at how to set up a good apiary