Agricultural adaptation to climate change
Poor and rural communities in developing countries are among the worst affected by climate change. Most people living in...
Our policy work contributes to nine of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and is underpinned by our commitment to tackle catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality.
Making agriculture work better for struggling smallholder farmers, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living.
Our policy and practice objectives relate to improving the understanding and use of agroecological methods for smallholder farmers by national governments, donors, development agencies and the private sector.
Harnessing the transformational power of clean, affordable energy and reducing avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and fires.
A key focus of our work is to catalyse off-grid energy access markets, for example through working with energy businesses and entrepreneurs (particularly women), as well as communities.
Making cities in developing countries cleaner, healthier, fairer places for people to live and work.
We argue that delivery models need to create space for the informal sector, while working to change systems so that slum and low-income residents have the services they need and can hold decision-makers to account.
For vulnerable people whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by climate related and natural hazards.
We call on governments and other key stakeholders to integrate climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction into their policies.
We work hand in hand with local communities, publishing the best thinking from the brightest minds and providing technical expertise to change-makers.
Poor and rural communities in developing countries are among the worst affected by climate change. Most people living in...
The Terai plains in Nepal are inhabited by indigenous communities farming soils enriched by annual floods. Climate chang...
Practical Action hosts, co-hosts and directly engages in key events such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Community Based Adaptation practitioner’s forum, the G7 Summit, the United Nations General Assembly and more.
For the first time since the Paris Agreement, there is the momentum and opportunity to bring together leaders and experts to tackle the biggest crises that the world is facing: man-made climate change, inequality, and loss of biodiversity.
View eventsWe are always interested in engaging with other practitioners and those interested in development. We welcome feedback on our work and are interested in opportunities for collaboration. Email us at [email protected] or find us on social media to keep up to date with what we’re posting.