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The increasing complexity, severity and frequency of climate disasters are causing a damaging and life-changing effect on the vulnerable in marginalised communities, with an unprecedented number of people unable to fully recover and rebuild their lives before the next climate shock hits.

Farming has huge potential to reduce poverty, boost incomes and create food security for rural communities. Since the beginning of Practical Action, we’ve looked for ways to make farming work better for people and planet.

Speeding up a shift to sustainable, profitable farming took centre-stage when experts and young entrepreneurs gathered for a conference on regenerative agriculture in Kisumu, Kenya.

Electricity can power schools, hospitals, and local businesses, allowing people to escape poverty. But for people living in remote communities, who aren’t connected to national grids, accessing energy is a huge challenge.

Thousands of people are set to benefit from a new partnership focused on tackling waste management issues in Kenya. Starting from 2024, Riviera Travel will donate £1 for every holiday booking made to Practical Action.

Practical Action delivers in Sudan despite conflict. Practical Action has been working continuously in Sudan for more than four decades. Much of our work has been with rural communities in the states of Darfur, Blue Nile and Kassala.

Leyla Kazim, BBC travel and food presenter and Practical Action ambassador has hosted a supper club with Asma Khan, chef and owner of the Darjeeling Express.

Rich nations are failing to meet their international climate finance commitments according to a recent report from the global affairs think tank, supported by Practical Action.

Practical Action is turning farmers around the world onto the benefits of regenerative agriculture. We talk to Chris Henderson, our Head of Agriculture, about this revolutionary way of producing food, and the benefits for people and planet.