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The world is heating up, habitats are being lost, and species are facing extinction. These are all facets of the same problem, unsustainable development. Fritz Schumacher, our founder, talked about this in his book, Small is Beautifu.

Practical Action is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at improving access to water, enhancing food security, and building resilience among vulnerable communities in Kassala and Gedarif states in Sudan.

October 31, 2024, marks World Cities Day, a day to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing urban areas, where more than half of the world’s population now lives.

Energy for lighting, cooking, income generation, or to keep cool in rising temperatures is vital and becoming more so. Lack of energy access is increasingly concentrated among people living in extreme poverty (those on less than $2.15 per day), putting them most at risk of being left behind.

I recently had the chance to visit Burkina Faso, and it felt like a return to familiar ground. Coming from a town in Ghana, just 100 miles away from the border, the journey had a special significance.

Rural women are the backbone of their communities, working the land, caring for families, and playing a crucial role in ensuring food security and protecting biodiversity.

Practical Action, supported by the International Potato Center (CIP), has been working hard to improve food security and promote sustainable farming practices in Kassala State and the Blue Nile Region of Sudan.

In rural Nepal, where traditional gender roles prevail, we are helping women challenge entrenched stereotypes by enabling them to take on their household’s financial responsibilities, thanks to funding by Jersey Overseas Aid.

The impacts of heatwaves are severe and touch every aspect of society, but it's critical to recognise that these effects are not evenly distributed. Social determinants such as gender can influence how people experience and respond to extreme heat. This disproportionately impacts the economically disadvantaged reiterating exiting inequalities and perpetuates the poverty cycle.