Small hydro power installations have the potential to provide a renewable supply of energy to people in remote, hilly communities, far from the national grid. This book is based on the authors' consid
Recent years have seen increased attention paid to all aspects of faecal sludge and septage management. This book is concerned with one aspect of safe management, treatment and the ways in which trea
Faith-based institutions are getting involved in economic development programs, including microfinance, and many foreign donors are looking to religious organizations for new ways to reach the poorest
This book helps gender and development practitioners to understand how to ‘square the circle’ and manage pressure to report on results, while drawing on women’s own perceptions of their lives and gend
Smallholder agriculture is one of the principal economic occupations in the world, being the main source of income and employment for the 70 percent of the world’s poor who live in rural areas. About
Smallholder agriculture is one of the principal economic occupations in the world, being the main source of income and employment for the 70 percent of the world’s poor who live in rural areas. About
The current global economic crisis is expected to lead to millions more people being pushed into extreme poverty. The effects are profoundly different for women and men, and the existing gender inequa
Climate change is often framed as a problem that needs mainly technical and economic solutions.Climate Change and Gender Justice considers how gender issues are entwined with people’s vulnerability to
The main focus of this book is on the practical concerns of field personnel working in water supply, sanitation and health/hygiene education projects. It is designed to make qualitative research skill
Islamic Microfinance critically examines the performance of fifteen institutions and demonstrates how Islamic methods can efficiently satisfy the needs of some types of client but not all. It asks whi
Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current development discourse. Why should language matter to those who are doing development? Surely, there ar
Agriculture remains an important means of alleviating poverty, but shortage of finance can constrain its development. At the same time, agriculture is evolving towards a global system requiring high-
· A practical handbook for activists, grassroots, and advocacy groups· Covers constituency building and the theory behind the practice· “a significant contribution to the growing international literat
Stepping Stones and Stepping Stones Plus is a training package designed to help trainers and community members organize a workshop with young and older women and men, separately and together, to explo
Over the past two decades, Bangladesh has enjoyed impressive economic growth rates and is now poised to become an upper Middle Income Country. Over the same period, the country has made considerable p
Over the past two decades, Bangladesh has enjoyed impressive economic growth rates and is now poised to become an upper Middle Income Country. Over the same period, the country has made considerable p
Disputes over land often start conflicts; and land is often a key issue when refugees and internally displaced people attempt to return home when the conflict is over. Access to land affects people’s
Markets are a crucial component of how people survive. Understanding how markets function and are disrupted in emergencies is critical to any analysis of hunger, and of food and livelihood security. T
This book represents the first publication of the Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (REDIS-DIRSI), a regional network of leading researchers concerned with the creation and dissemination of
This book describes the potential of ferrocement as a construction material; gives details of how septic tanks and aquaprivy waste treatment and soil disposal units are designed and constructed; and g
From indigenous people’s groups to classroom teachers, community workers and international development workers, comes the desire to build community. Participatory Development Practice provides a theor
Negotiating Knowledge draws on a diversity of scholarly and practitioner research across three continents, and a number of case study civil society organizations, operating within local, national, and
