110 years ago today, a New Zealand newspaper warned that burning coal could eventually change the climate. This was based on the work of Svante Arrhenius, who 16 years earlier had measured the warming effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Don't say we didn't warn you.

A formal closure to our assignment on "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Private Sector Innovation Challenge (PSIC)".It was evident that the teams have thrived through this journey and we are definite that their enhanced entrepreneurial capacity will create impact.

Successfully finalized the Provincial Agriculture Development Strategy for Province 1. It prioritizes industrialization and commercialization with increased coordination among the 3 tiers of government to improve enabling environment for agribusiness and value addition in Nepal.

Our team of trainers successfully completed capacity building in Satyawati, Kotahimai, Runtigadi, Nisdi, Chandrakot and Sammarimai rural municipalities (in Lumbini province) on Disaster Risk Management Localization Manual #disasterriskreduction #disastermanagement

Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? #COP27 We took a look in this detailed Carbon Brief analysis We looked at CO2 from fossil fuels & land since 1850 We also considered per capita totals & emissions embodied in trade THREAD carbonbrief.org/analysis-which…

Really encouraged that Modern Energy Cooking Services have assigned Practical Action Consulting (PAC) South Asia to carry out a #followupstudy to see what changes have continued, discontinued and why? Plus, if there are any impact of the pilots (1 yr ago) in nearby HH/geography. #eCooking Excited! Watch this space.

#jumla #Nepal 12/2022 Will this ever be replaced by #cleancooking.

Are you into #eCooking? Here is a list of ideas that won the Modern Energy Cooking Services 'Sparking the Cooking Supply Chain' (SC2) competition. Practical Action Consulting (PAC) South Asia is one of them :-) mecs.org.uk/challenge-fund…

Prof Leach: “There is a difference between more electricity use (kWhs) and more load (kWs). As long as eCook and EV charging are not concurrent, they can both help grow kWh demand- what utilities make money on." Same argument on eCook at the HH (peak) and enterprises (off peak).

Cost of cooking rice, daal and chicken using on different stoves in Nepalese Rupees (a stove top pressure cooker was used with the firewood, LPG, induction and infrared stoves) shorturl.at/DQX78 Modern Energy Cooking Services Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)

Lets continue the rich exchanges. We Practical Action Consulting (PAC) South Asia are carrying out a research in Nepal under mecs 'Sparking the Cooking Supply Chain’ competition to 1. Identify reasons for purchasing EPC 🤔 2. Characteristics of potential consumers and what will convince them? Thoughts?👀

Funded by Loughborough University through MECS program, Practical Action Consulting in partnership with Him Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is organizing Electric Pressure Cooker (EPC) demonstration events in Kathmandu valley to analyze customer preferences and feedback about EPC.

After successful implementation of #USAID TAYAR Private Sector Innovation Challenge for #DRRM sector, Practical Action Consulting Nepal is facilitating this innovation for #agrienterprise developed under SAHAJ. lnkd.in/dHKWJcgQ

📅#CBA17 Day 2📅 Today Alliance colleagues from ISET International Practical Action and Mercy Corps will be introducing the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) tool. ⏰3:20pm (+07, Bangkok) floodresilience.net/events/cba17-e…

#happeningnow Kick off - Press meet with Nepali media. Informing about the SAHAJ challenge fund which Practical Action Consulting (PAC) South Asia will be facilitating to bring in new #Innovative #Services supporting #dairy #vegetables #cardamom and #maize #entrepreneurs in Koshi province of Nepal. Practical Action in Nepal🇳🇵

Brutal but necessary video warning on the coming #climate threats from an usual source, at the heart of the economic establishment. Guess who?

Study by Practical Action Consulting explores opportunities & challenges for #Enterprise Level #eCooking in #Nepal. A survey among 61 restaurants & hotels shows a part transition to eCooking is cost beneficial & feasible for most enterprises. Read more👇 mecs.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

☠️60,000 heat deaths in Europe in 2022. ☠️50,000 heat deaths in 2023. "Continent is warming at much faster rate than other parts of world" Maybe say why?!

"‘The dumbest climate conversation of all time’: experts on the Musk-Trump interview" by Oliver Milman for The Guardian Guardian US: theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Cases have risen exponentially in DRC and there’s a concerning spread of cases to countries that haven’t previously been affected. devex.com/news/africa-cd…