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These materials have often been regarded as waste and thrown away but it is possible to use fine biomass residues as a fuel source. This brief looks at some recent developments." References...
This paper emphasises the role of local knowledge, risk perceptions and decision patterns in analyzing changing pastoral livelihood strategies. Based on an intensive empirical case study within...
This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...
This is guidelines for small businesses on how to make an upesi stove. The Upesi stove is a ceramic stove designed for rural areas of Kenya. It uses wood as its fuel source.
Overview of community based disaster risk management in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The report also lists a group of actors and their responsibilities in the event of a disaster.
This technical brief describes the construction of a pipe-bending tool that you can make with only a small number of tools. It was originally field-tested in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
When constructing houses, it is important to design them with simple designs to enable persons with disability (PWDs) to have access to houses. These designs should be included at the start itself...
Smoke in the home from cooking on wood, dung and crop waste kills nearly one million children a year. In its report, Smoke: the Killer in the Kitchen, published in 2004, Practical Action...
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) were published by the ...
Theo Schilderman emphasized the importance to involve and train the local population during the reconstruction phase of a recovery as much as possible rather than letting them become dependent on...