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Women in the villages of Chimanimani District in eastern Zimbabwe are celebrating the successful implementation of an improved biogas energy initiative introduced by Practical Action. This project aims to provide rural women with alternative clean cooking energy options, promoting tree conservation while safeguarding their health from smoke inhalation.

Our goal is to make clean energy accessible to everyone. In this blog post, we share how we’re supporting groups that are often overlooked and how we’re joining forces with others to advocate for change.

Refugees and local farmers have joined forces to reduce hunger, earn a better living and stand up to climate change, through regenerative agriculture and solar-powered irrigation

As we celebrate 10 years of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, we talk with David Nash, Head of Adapting to Climate Change at Z Zurich Foundation about the Alliance’s successes so far, and Practical Action’s role in it.

For people living in Thies Nord, Senegal, the rains mean worry. This is a poor area, and the homes haven’t been built to cope with the increasing threat of floods.

Find out more about COP28 - The UN Climate Change Conference held in Dubai, 2023

Practical Action’s ethos has remained the same since the days of E.F. Schumacher’s influential book. But our approach and our solutions are continually adapting to the ever-changing world.

In June 2023, we started an important project in Peru to handle climate risks and improve farming in Cajamarca, Lambayeque, and La Libertad. Backed by BHA/USAID, this two-year project focuses on making communities and local governments stronger in facing natural hazards. 

COP 28 is the biggest opportunity of the year for the world to come together and address the climate crisis. Find out why it matters, what you should look out for, what decisions need to be made and why Practical Action are going to be there.