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(Book) Monitoring checklists: Water points and latrines
These check-lists have been developed to monitor water and sanitation infrastructure development in rural communities. They can be used as a training guide for community management committees and water point supervisors.
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(Book) Serpentine Solar Water Heating Build Manual
Manual for building serpentine solar water heating system with the basic of installation guides and a list of component materials.
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(Book) Smoke Free Nepal
Traditional cooking fires are still used in more than half the households in Nepal. But they are a silent killer, with their smoky fumes responsible for the deaths of nearly 23,000 people every year. The Government of Nepal was one of the first to recognize this problem and has a target to eradicate...
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(Book) Demonstrating evidence on Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Developing countries depend to a large extent on the ecosystems and the services they provide. Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is emerging as a potential response to climate change and a key pillar for sustainable development. UN Environment Programme under the Regional Portal for the Transfer of T...
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(Book) Utilization of Cow-dung in Brickmaking
Addition of certain organic materials improves the plasticity of clay making it more workable.
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(Book) Soap Making
This Technical Brief describes the procedures needed to make a variety of simple soaps and includes a number of recipes for different types of soap.
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(Book) How to Build Safer Houses with Confined Masonry
Tom Schacher, Nadia Carlevaro, Guillaume Roux-Fouillet
Low-rise buildings in earthquake-prone areas in many parts of the world are often constructed by self-taught masons and contractors. How to build safer houses with confined masonry: a guide for masons is an essential ‘how to’ handbook bringing together a collected knowledge of earthquake-resistant c...
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(Book) The Boulder Concept in Building Walls
This brief was written BY the Building Advisory Service and Information Network (BASIN) providing information resources on low-cost building technologies.
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(Book) Innovations Pour l'Assainissement Urbain
Jamie Myers, Sue Cavill, Samuel Musyoki, Katherine Pasteur
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...
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(Book) Making a Manual Fuel Briquette Press
This brief describes the process of making and using a simple low-pressure manual press for fuel briquette production. This press can also be used for other purposes, such as vegetable oil extraction. In this brief however we will concentrate on fuel briquette making only.
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(Book) A Simple Retort
How to make and use a simple retort for separating gold-mercury amalgam.
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(Book) 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...
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(Book) LA Guia de las MSP
En los últimos años, las asociaciones de múltiples partes interesadas (MSP, por sus siglas en Inglés) se han vuelto populares por enfrentar los complejos desafíos del desarrollo sostenible. Esta guía proporciona un marco práctico para el diseño y la facilitación de estos procesos de colaboración que...
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(Book) Standards Minimums pour la Protection de l'Enfance dans l'Action Humanitaire
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Save the Children
L’édition 2019 des Standards Minimums pour la Protection de l’Enfance dans l’intervention humanitaire (SMPE) est un ‘guichet unique’ pour toutes les ressources les plus récentes sur la protection de l’enfance. Les SMPE ont pour objectif de renforcer la qualité et la redevabilité des programmes de pr...
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(Book) Dry Stone Causeway
Causeways are a strong, low-cost means of river crossing.
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(Book) Compost Toilets
This fact sheet describes a compost toilet that has proved to be most effective in water-logged areas where pit-latrines and septic tanks are inappropriate.
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(Book) Small is Beautiful
Oxford economist E. F. Schumacher provides an enlightening study of our economic system and its purpose, challenging the current state of excessive consumption in our society. Offering a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalisation,...
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(Book) Managing Our Waste 2021
Dealing with the waste we all generate is a growing global challenge. Waste management problems are conventionally described and measured in terms of material flows and environmental impacts, yet this is a human problem with major social, health, and economic impacts, felt most acutely by some of th...
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(Book) Developing Mini-grids in Zambia
Up to now, mini-grids have struggled to grow beyond pilot projects. Today, raising awareness about the main hurdles and learning from successful experiences is imperative in order for mini-grids to make a meaningful contribution to electricity access. ENEA and Practical Action are convinced that bui...
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(Book) Anticipatory Humanitarian Action in Nepal
This document focuses on resource centres for health workers. Information is especially important for training health workers helping them to understand the context of their work, follow new approaches, undertake new responsibilities, improve their practice and remind them of basic concepts.