@PracticalAnswer

Technical info service of @practicalaction, sharing knowledge on appropriate, small scale #technologies that improve the lives of people living in poverty

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Joined September 2009
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It's #WorldWaterWeek! Explore how #water is central to tackling humanity’s greatest challenges: food security, health, agriculture, technology, biodiversity, climate &more with our #WASH documents, books & fully #OpenAccess journal! practical-action.org/t/6OQF-… #WWWeek #WorldWaterWeek
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All articles in our Waterlines journal will be #OpenAccess from now on! To celebrate, we have re-published 6 articles, now free to read, carefully chosen to inspire productive conversation about #WASH challenges facing communities today: practicalactionpublishing.co…
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🔎Looking for our most-downloaded #openaccess articles on #water, #Sanitation and hygiene? Covering topics including gender, nutrition, menstrual hygiene, and #climatechange? Find them on our World Water Week page! 👇🏽 practical-action.org/t/10U-7… #WWWeek
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dietvorst@dietvorst16 Jul 2021
Check out the @IRCWASH resources on the @practicalaction @PracticalAnswer #WASH Hub bit.ly/3hG3syO

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Take a 👀 at inspiring resources from @PracticalAction, many of them free! Whether you're a development professional, researcher, policy maker, or community member, use them to shape your ingenious ideas! Next to highlight: #WASH practical-action.org/t/10U-7… #watersupply #sanitation
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Without changes in focus, know-how, & resources, many rural households will struggle for daily water supply in 2030 & beyond. Richard Carter's NEW #openaccess book identifies technical & non-technical factors needed to improve rural #water supply systems practicalactionpublishing.co…
Take a 👀 at inspiring resources from @PracticalAction, many of them free! Whether you're a development professional, researcher, policy maker, or community member, use them to shape your ingenious ideas! First to highlight: #agriculture👇🏽 practical-action.org/t/6OQF-… @PA_PublishingUK
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Are you a #sanitation changemaker in an #urban setting? Download your copy of this ground-breaking resource on the @PA_PublishingUK website, in your chosen language!
Practical Action Publishing@PA_PublishingUK22 Mar 2021
Guidance that will help stop public health & environmental crises before they begin and allow so many people to live with the dignity & convenience they need. THE go-to manual for engineers is #OpenAccess in English, French & now Spanish! practicalactionpublishing.co… #WorldWaterDay
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This working paper by @IRCWASH Centre sets out the thinking behind of learning alliances, offers practical guidance on how 2 adopt the approach and build a change hub to support it, & discusses examples from #Ghana and #Uganda bit.ly/2WILws2 #sanitation
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IRC@IRCWASH19 Nov 2020
If you didn't have to worry about basic services, what would your priority be for the world? This #WorldToiletDay2020, remember a fundamental truth.

Life starts with water

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@UN_Women19 Nov 2020
Access to toilets are often taken for granted. Women are disproportionately affected by the lack of basic sanitation. This undermines their dignity and safety from sexual and gender-based violence. #WorldToiletDay
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United Nations
@UN19 Nov 2020
More people in the world have phones 📱 than toilets 🚽 , but access to safely managed sanitation is crucial for healthy lives. On Thursday's #WorldToiletDay, see how the #GlobalGoals aim to ensure access to sanitation for all. un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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It’s #WorldToiletDay🚽! Stop for a second & imagine what life would be like without a toilet. That is the daily reality of over half a billion people. 👉bit.ly/3nBuuaP
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On #WorldToiletDay2020 Read our Training Manual for Eco San Toilet Construction answers.practicalaction.org/… @UN_Water
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This is the photos of the before and after intervention of school toilets. @PracticalAction India Foundation with the support from @SBILife renovated the school toilets of Prashanti Vihar Project UP School, Bhubaneswar!! #WorldToiletDay #SustainableSanitation
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#Climatechange magnifies the existing risks & #vulnerabilities associated with #disasters. Read the case study on demonstrating evidence on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean. bit.ly/2RMEu3h
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Dharam Uprety@DharamUprety22 Sep 2020
This is very surprising the rainfall scenerio  has developed in september if this scale. It is expected  that heavy to very heavy rainfall will likely  to occure on 22-24 september covering west Bhairawa to east Jhapa and around.@ourktv @NDRRMA_Nepal
RIMES weather forecaste for 22-24Sept

ALT RIMES weather forecaste for 22-24Sept

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"Covid-19 and #climatechange have made it harder than ever for farmers in #Zimbabwe to survive, but Melody Makumbe is encouraging a return to traditional, local crop varieties to safeguard their future." Read how 'lost' seeds are helping to feed a nation: fal.cn/3artI

The 'lost' seeds helping to feed a nation

Covid-19 and climate change have made it harder than ever for farmers in Zimbabwe to survive, but Melody Makumbe is encouraging a return to traditional, local varieties to safeguard their future.

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#CBA14 is finally here! Bold collaboration is needed more than ever, as we face a turning point. #Climatechange poses an ever greater threat to vulnerable communities around the world but global responses to covid-19 show that radical change is possible. #AdaptOurWorld
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We want to give your library, NGO, or business a 60 day FREE trial to our whole collection! Make sure you have everything you need for virtual or in-person learning. Find out more here 👇 practical-action.org/t/10U-7…
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