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(Book) Water Supply During Emergencies
Overview of options for water supply in an emergency context, with relation to people-centred reconstruction principles.
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(Book) Preparation of Risk Maps
This document looks at risk map usage in the emergency preparedness project in Peru, recognising that more comprehensive risk-reduction strategies are constantly emerging.
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(Book) Lime Production
There is a long history of production and use of lime in Sri Lanka. Its main use has been as a cementing agent and as a decorative whitewash in the building industry.
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(Book) Energy from the Wind
Wind turbines can be used for large-scale energy delivery, but can also be highly effective as small-scale remote applications.
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(Book) Mud Plasters and Renders
Mud plasters are used for houses built from mud but can also be used for buildings of stone and fired brick.
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(Book) The Kebkabiya Plough
This plough has been used with great success in Kebkabiya, Sudan. Here is a highly visual guide to its use.
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(Book) Assessing the Technical Problems of Brick Production
A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identify technical problems.
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(Book) Dry Salted Lime Pickle
Dry salted lime pickles are produced in Asia and Africa, particularly popular in India, Pakistan and North Africa. They are eaten as a condiment. Learn how they are made!
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(Book) Clay as a Binder
Clays are the main binders of earth and are made up of very small mineral particles leached out during the erosion of rock.
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(Book) Walls- using interlocking stabilised soil blocks
Soil blocks have distinct advantages over hollow concrete blocks as well as fired bricks. It offers greater structural stability by having "keys" which interlock with other blocks when constructing walls and columns. This technical brief discusses about this technology.
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(Book) Peanut Roaster
The design and construction of a peanut roaster
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(Book) Natural resource management and the importance of gender
Taking into account the different roles and responsibilities of men and women is critical to the sustainable management of natural resources as well as the success of NRM policies and programmes. We need to be aware that NRM programmes may affect women and men differently due to their rights, roles...
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(Book) Solar PV Technologies in Pakistan
Renewable energy practices in Pakistan
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(Book) Producer Gas for Power Generation
Producer gas is formed by the partial oxidation of a carbonaceous material, such as biomass or coal, in a furnace, generator, or 'producer' unit. This fact sheet outlines the method of doing this, and also other factors to consider like availability of resources and resulting pollutants.
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(Book) Micro-Concrete Roofing Tile Production
Small-scale concrete roofing tiles are an affordable alternative to traditional roofing materials and galvanized iron sheeting.
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(Book) Terre Fertile
La planète compte environ 2,5 milliards de personnes impliquées dans l’agriculture familiale et la production alimentaire qui sont réparties sur 500 millions de fermes. Leur capacité créative à exploiter leurs terres de manière productive et durable en accord avec la nature, et non contre elle, est...
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(Book) Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage Troisième édition
Le manuel des Normes et directives pour l’aide d’urgence à l’élevage (LEGS) est axé sur les communautés d’éleveurs affectées par des crises humanitaires. En s’appuyant sur les meilleures pratiques à partir de données probantes, le manuel aide les praticiens à concevoir et mettre en oeuvre des interv...
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(Book) Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Arabic 3rd edition
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) target livestock-owning communities affected by humanitarian crises. Drawing on international evidence-based best practice, LEGS supports practitioners to design and implement emergency responses that protect and rebuild livestock-base... -
(Book) Rethink, Retool, Reboot
Technology underpins human development. We need it to provide the very basics of a minimum standard of life – food, water, shelter, health and education. But a significant proportion of the world’s population do not have these basics today. And whilst a fifth of the world’s population lacks access t...
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(Book) The Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change
This is a practical, do-it-yourself guide for leaders and facilitators wanting to help organisations to function and to develop in more healthy, human and effective ways as they strive to make their contributions to a more humane society. It has been developed by the Barefoot Collective. The guide,...