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Everyone at Practical Action has been deeply saddened by the devastating flash floods that have struck Nepal.

A new project in eastern India is supporting the recovery of degraded mangrove ecosystems while helping women on the frontline of climate change to build more secure, climate-resilient livelihoods.

Food and agriculture are responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and are the leading drivers of biodiversity loss. Yet, hundreds of millions of people are going hungry, and many of the farmers who feed us live in poverty.

Practical Action’s CEO Sarah Roberts underlines why climate change remains her number one priority and what the organisation will do to help the world address the challenge.

In the rural Nepal, 38-year-old Bin Maya has transformed her family’s future through vegetable farming. She lives with her husband, two sons and a daughter. For years they relied on small plots of maize, wheat and barley that barely fed the family.

A new impact study has found that a pilot climate insurance scheme in Nepal is helping farmers recover more quickly and confidently from devastating floods.

When floods hit, information saves lives. In Nepal’s Indrawati river basin, Practical Action and partners helped create a community-led early warning system that combines local knowledge with real-time data. It’s not just about sensors and alerts. It’s about trust, preparation and people looking out for each other. Discover how communities are leading the way in disaster resilience, and why this work must continue.

Community based early warning systems are widely used to extend the coverage provided at a national level. However, in low to middle income countries, budgets are often limited, which has led to the search for low-cost alternatives employing some of the latest technologies.

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