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In the flood-prone region of Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, Archana Rani and her family are using vermicomposting to overcome the challenges caused by climate-driven floods...

Practical Action staff are working hard to establish the impact of a major earthquake on farmers they are working with in Nepal.

Sanitation Workers Awards Acknowledged Practical Action's Bangladesh Contributions

A project funded through an appeal to the people of the UK is already helping thousands of rural Nepali farmers. In 2021, Practical Action raised £3.5m for its turning the table on climate change appeal focused on helping farmers cope with extreme climate change.

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.

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.

Practical Action has launched a pilot project to test an innovative new approach to insuring farmers in Nepal against climate disaster

The belief that big change must start small to work for those who need it was central to the philosophy of our founder E.F. ‘Fritz’ Schumacher. This philosophy is as relevant now as when Fritz was working. 

How can lives and livelihoods affected by floods can not only be protected but ensured of a better future through a safe recovery? Richa Gyawali, our Business Development Officer in Nepal, explains a path towards it through index-based flood insurance (IBFI) and shares the voices of the farmers in the Terai province.