India

Pamela Bhagat

Oxfam has worked in India for nearly fifty years, and this book reflects some of its rich and varied experience of the country and its people. Focusing on particular problems facing the country - environment, trade and aid - the book will look at how people are working together to find solutions. Wr...

Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Development and Humanitarian Programmes

Sue Holden

AIDS has radically changed the contexts in which development and humanitarian organisations operate, and now they need to adapt their policies and practice accordingly. Sue Holden explains the concept of mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in simple language, with practical guidelines for applying the approach i...

Afghanistan

Chris Johnson

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on thei...

Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocols Clean Development Mechanism

Margie Orford

Global warming and climate change pose a dire threat to life, demanding urgent global action. The Kyoto Protocol is the United Nations treaty committing signatories to dealing with climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Development Mechanism, Article 12 of the Protocol, is a...

Controlling Crop Pests and Diseases

Rosalyn Rappaport

Controlling Crop Pests and Diseases covers pest and disease damage, causative agents, and methods of combatting them. As well as manual and cultural techniques, it describes the knapsack sprayer and its maintenance, showing that expensive chemicals are not necessary - the secrets of cheaply-availabl...

Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Minke Valk

In the 1990s, the issue of good governance assumed enormous significance in the debates on global development. The concern with governance arose from the growing realisation that conventional development efforts had failed to eliminate poverty and inequality. Despite differences in priorities, the g...

Gender, Peacebuilding, and Reconstruction

Caroline Sweetman

Women are active players in reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction processes. Moreover, sustainable peace depends on equal representation of all citizens in peacetime decision-making.This collection of articles explores conflict prevention through development projects in places where resour...

Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine

The Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine is an improvement on standard pit latrines that eliminates flies and odour.

Low Cost Incinerator Construction Notes

Guide for the construction of a low cost incinerator

Low-Cost Waste Incinerator Overview

The low-cost waste incinerator (LCI) is a cheap and basic structure which deals with domestic waste. It consists of an inner refractory incinerator surrounded by an outer protective wall made and is made from standard cement blocks, bricks and steel. These drawings give an overview of the various co...