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For years, the Blue Nile region in Sudan has undergone prolonged humanitarian and developmental crises driven by ethnic and political disputes. This conflict has led to widespread displacement, disrupted agriculture, and a collapsed local economy.

Critical work in Peru and Ecuador will help nearly a third of a million people live sustainably, protect millions of hectares of pristine land and maintain vital biodiversity.

The escalating threats posed by extreme heat and increasingly destructive wildfires and storms has led an alliance funded by the Z Zurich Foundation to significantly expand its work.

Practical Action is facilitating a session on eliminating open waste burning at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Congress, 15-18 September 2024.

Thousands of vulnerable people living in or near the Mbeubeuss Landfill Site in Dakar, will benefit from new air quality sensors installed by Practical Action.

Markets and private sector investment are an important driver of community-based adaptation. Without them, publicly funded adaptation initiatives, no matter how efficient or impactful they are, will mean that communities and countries fail to effectively adapt to climate change.

Practical Action staff in Asia and across the world are hard at work helping communities at risk of flooding make vital preparations ahead of the rainy season.

New work led by Practical Action is set to improve marine and animal life, human health and create wealth for thousands of waste workers in Bangladesh.

Declining soil health threatens rural livelihoods and makes people more vulnerable to climate change in Africa and Asia. Locally-specific approaches are essential to improving this situation.