Practical Action
@PracticalAction
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We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
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Open waste burning is a big source of
#Airpollution
. This report by
@PracticalAction
provides insight on why better waste management is needed to achieve
#CleanAirForAll
.
@WRIRossCities
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This week we're at
#LCAW2022
building the momentum needed for
#COP27
to achieve
#ClimateAction
that delivers for the people we work with on the frontlines of
#ClimateChange
. Find out what we're doing and how to join us:
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Practical Action Retweeted
Pleased to share our chapter on
#EWS
& their role in
#DRR
. Published in Towards the “Perfect” Weather Warning: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps through Partnership & Communication:
#EWS
#DRR
@PracticalAction
@ifrc
@metofficeUK
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The impacts of productive use of energy (
#PUE
) products for last mile customers can be transformational, but taking the plunge to sell them requires some thought.
Here are some top tips & common pitfalls from the
#GlobalDistributorsCollective
:
Photo: GDC
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Practical Action,
@WaterAidUK
,
@WorldResources
and
@PrincesFound
have come together as patronages of HRH The Prince of Wales at
#CHOGM2022
to help achieve climate and water resilient cities. Learn more:
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Practical Action Retweeted
At
#CHOGM2022
during the
#CBF2022
side event, we launched our joint initiative on Climate and Water Resilient Cities with
@PracticalAction
@WorldResources
@PrincesFound
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Our Head Of Urban Services,
@lucykstevens
, is in Kigali Rwanda today for an official side event at
#CHOGM22
where we announced our collaboration w/
@WaterAidUK
,
@WorldResources
&
@PrincesFound
to address an urban water crisis affecting billions of people:
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Together with
@WaterAidUK
,
@WorldResources
and
@PrincesFound
, we are coming together at
#CHOGM2022
at an event today hosted by Dr.
@lucykstevens
to accelerate action to achieve
#climate
and water resilient cities:
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#Vegetable
cable cars are an innovative system that allow goods to be transported up & down steep mountainsides, like this one in
#Nepal
. The journey takes minutes by cable car, rather than hours on foot.
Want to know more?➡️
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📣 The Efficiency for Access Design Challenge Grand Final will take place next week at 10am BST on 23 June! See some of the amazing student innovations, and hear about the future of the
#solar
appliance sector. Register:
#GrandFinal22
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“The risks of
#ClimateChange
are not for one country but for all of us,” - Mohamed Maait, the Egyptian finance minister.
#COP27
is nearing and in order for us all to live within the planetary means,
#ClimateFinance
must be at the top of the agenda.
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We developed our Participatory Market Systems Development approach following decades of experience of working with
#smallholder
farmers and
#EnergyMarkets
.
This toolkit is available freely for anyone else who wishes to use it:
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Calling to all teachers! Do you know about our free
#STEM
, science, design and technology
#EducationResources
?
If you already use our resources, we'd love to know how they went! Comment below⬇️
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The psychological effects of the 2015
#mudslide
in Chosica are still felt by the community. But they're taking matters in to their own hands.
Read how we worked with the community to become more resilient & protect themselves from future disasters:
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