The Politics of Evidence and Results in International Development critically examines the context...

This book presents cases from some of the poorest parts of Asia to illustrate how local innovatio...

African cultural heritage, passed on from generation to generation has been the source of guidanc...

Managing Humanitarian Innovation presents a new approach to transform the way humanitarian logist...

The authors show that it is possible to measure and compare the costs and benefits of small enter...

A guide to good-quality thatching, describing in words and pictures how to achieve the maximum po...

Case studies that provide compelling conclusions about the differences between rights-based and m...

Originally written for the construction of gravity-flow drinking water systems in Nepal, this boo...

This book gives information about printing processes relevant to small-scale production units. It...

Articles such as hospital and school equipment - bed frames, chairs, tables, handrails - all requ...

For many remote areas beyond the reach of a national grid, micro-hydro is the only economic optio...

PRA approaches have opened up new ways in which policy can be influenced by those who are poor, w...

Truly integrated pest management (IPM) is not possible without women; nevertheless, few publicati...

Topics covered in this volume include planning the year's work, job programmes, cash flow, invest...

Eminent development economists tackle the question of how to design, construct and administer an ...

This book is a pioneering, comparative study of the practice of intercropping (growing two or mor...

This ITDG Working Paper analyses the experience of a farmers' jury in Zimbabwe. Representatives o...

Case studies from Argentina, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Tanzania, Peru, the Philippines and ...

This book brings together important aspects of both the technological and business skills needed ...

Modern' or 'new paradigm' microfinancial services are reaching perhaps as many as twenty million ...

This collection of articles includes case studies of attempts to improve small-scale food process...

This book highlights the broad range of expertise that exists in rural areas. The book first give...

Contains information on tools, maintenance of tools, rural building materials, rural building pro...

Occupational change is generally assumed to accompany 'development' and to be a necessary part of...

Contains information on basic masonry techniques, basic carpentry techniques and preparation for ...

This set of ten papers brings together lessons and experience on women's leadership and participa...

Stepping Stones with Children (available in Swahili) covers a wide range of topics with a gendere...

Written and designed for development workers, farmers and agricultural fieldworkers, researchers ...

Violence and women's fear of it limits women's choices in virtually all spheres of life. It has l...

If information flows well between and within organizations, it empowers people by enabling them t...

A guide for anyone who wishes to equip a workshop, from the basic tools required for a one or two...

As development NGOs and official aid agencies embrace the idea of 'becoming a learning organisati...

This guide firstly discusses the various methods of seed-bed preparation with a description of ha...

Over half the world's population now lives in urban areas and a large proportion of them lives wi...

Development has failed to deliver on many of its promises to nations such as Bangladesh. Even wor...

An ideal addition to the toolkit of anyone involved in the installation of solar powered photovol...

Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness and Response brings together, for the first time, information o...

This book provides an insight into development project planning and management by guiding the rea...

This book compares the experiences of structural adjustment in developing countries and the trans...

This book includes development successes and failures, shares observations and lessons from the f...

This revised handbook brings together the practical experiences of engineers in the field and of ...

This book presents cases of indigenous experimentation as well as the benefits in terms of rural ...

The report has been prepared and published with resources from the campaign europAfrica: towards ...

This book deals with the design and production of artwork. 'Camera-ready' artwork means the mater...

An objective account of a major Oxfam initiative: the Wajir Pastoral Development Project in north...

This book describes the potential of ferrocement as a construction material; gives details of how...

A collection of papers from an international workshop on the dissemination of improved stoves. Th...

An illustrated guide to the use and design of cycle trailers in urban and rural areas. Contains n...