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Davao City/Bangkok, 17 September 2008 – Thirteen innovative project proposals from civil society groups and research institutes in Asia Pacific will receive an award of up to US$30,000 for their novel approaches to sustainable development. The 13 proposals were selected from more than 350 entries received under the Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Showcase Programme this year.
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Organizations:
Association of Human Development (AHD)
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
1.The project site is around Taluka Jati area of Thatta District about 200 km from Karachi, Sindh provincial capital and 160 km from Hyderabad city.
There is shortage of water in the project area. The ground water is not only accesible at higher depth but is also totally brackish and unfit for drinking purposes. The situation becomes worse during heavy monsoon season, floods and in the hot months of June to August. The very poor communities of the remote Taluka Jati area even have to drink water standing on their agricultural crops, resulting in the spread of waterborne diseases among them. More » |
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The project is innovative in the community management of bio-fuel technology. The communities would engage in energy plantation, oil expelling, fuel processing and application of fuel. Therefore, this innovation project of Practical Action, Sri Lanka is a total integration of communities and their social system, agro forestry, technology development and engineering. This eco technology initiative is based on energy plantation with agro forestry, cultivation, management and processing activities taking place with the participation of the community. Finally, multi crop home gardens would be developed with complete participation of the families. Oil will be extracted from the seeds which shall be processed at a community processing centre into bio diesel. Produced bio diesel will use to run a community based transportation system.
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