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Build climate resilience that protects lives and livelihoods
Transform food production for smallholder farmers
Make cities fit places for people to live and work
Improve access to clean energy that transforms lives
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Unleashing the transformative power of clean energy
How hydro-electric power, skills training and knowledge sharing can transform many aspects of life in Malawi.
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Sustainable Energy for Rural Communities
How a clever combination of actions is transforming lives in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Starting with solar-powered mini-grids and ending with a community working its way to a brighter future.
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Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction!
Did you know that flooding affects an average of 250 million people per year? That's more than any other natural hazard. And when an area floods, it's the poorest communities who suffer the most. Across the world, climate change, growing populations and unsustainable land use are increasing flood risk.
Fortunately, there's a way to help people around the globe find better solutions to flood resilience. Find out how our work with private sector, research institutes and civil society organisations help improve the lives of those affected by floods: practicalaction.org/our-work/projects/futures-beyond-flooding/
"It cannot be ignored that the poorest and most vulnerable communities will experience the repercussions of the climate crisis the most keenly."
Here’s a great article from The Guardian on how we need urgent action to save people and the planet. Key message? We are not on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals but it’s not too late to act!
We couldn’t agree more. The answers are out there. But it will take ingenuity, a collective effort and a sense of urgency to refine, adopt and scale the solutions globally🌍
www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/sep/26/weve-got-a-deadline-to-save-people-and-planet-...
We've got a deadline to save people and planet – let's start the charge
The sustainable development goals, which promise to end extreme poverty and inequality by 2030, are alarmingly off track. It’s not too late to actHere's a fantastic example of how access to energy can transform all aspects of life!
Emmanuel is a welder, living in a rural village in Malawi. His business didn't do great so he had to move to a town nearby for better business opportunities.
Emmanuel's life transformed when his village got access to clean and affordable energy six months ago.
“I have gone from working five days away from home and away from my family to living at home with them and owning my own business. It’s transformed my life and my whole family.”
Find out more: bit.ly/2kBE0Qg
Can 'frontier technologies' help solve the criticial issues for the urban poor?
Our Lucy Stevens says that in order to fix the enormous waste challenges in growing cities, we need more focus on people and less focus on things.
Find out more: practicalaction.org/news-media/2019/10/08/can-frontier-technologies-help-solve-the-critical-issue...
Can ‘frontier technologies’ help solve the critical issues for the urban poor? - Practical Action
As our planet’s population becomes ever more urbanized, this presents new opportunities, but also new challenges. The ever-growing quantities of waste generated without well-functioning systems for collection, recycling or disposal is one of them. Every year, according to UN-Habitat, cities around...🌎 From our environment to our economies, our security to our societies, biodiversity is vital. But preserving it will require transformative change. Biodiversity touches every aspects of our lives - so why has its loss been ignored? www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/19/biodiversity-touches-every-aspect-of-our-lives-so-why...
Biodiversity touches every aspect of our lives – so why has its loss been ignored?
From the environment to economics, our security to our societies, biodiversity is vital. Preserving it will require transformative change
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@SwedeninZW ’s @garethhorsfield happy to see our investment in solar powered irrigation via @PracticalAction is reaping rewards in #Gwanda.
#Solar energy & state of the art drip irrigation has guaranteed a bumper harvest for the #Silikwe community
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