Hands
On Programme Back Listings (Series 1 to
6)
Hands On is
a highly successful programme, an offspring of Earth
Report, which takes a focused look at the
challenges of
sustainable development. Hands On offers a range of positive, practical
solutions, based on examples of successful
small-scale business enterprises and sustainable, transferable technologies.
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Do it Herself |
The
first ‘Hands On’ special featuring five stories about how women are developing, and/or using, more appropriate technologies. It includes: Sue Roaf and
her energy efficient ‘Power House’ in the UK; Maasai women and their
innovations to traditional homes; ways of recycling rags into paper in India;
the latest ‘Spice Girls’ who are ‘hitting’ the supermarkets of Uruguay; and
improved fuel efficient stoves in Ethiopia. Presenter – Annie Lennox. (SEE
LATER DESCRIPTIONS) |
Appropriate Technology |
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The
building industry in Zimbabwe is growing fast and new brick houses are being
built everywhere. Traditional homes are being replaced by these brick houses. There are standard specifications for
bricks in Zimbabwe which effectively prohibit the use of farm bricks in urban construction. |
Construction |
Zimbabwe |
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Lime
is a versatile material produced by burning limestone and is found in two
main forms: quicklime and hydrated lime. It has been used in numerous
manufacturing and processing industries and is an essential ingredient of
many soaps, bleachers and fertilisers. It can also be used in building, road
construction, agriculture, water and waste treatment. |
Construction Cements And Binders Lime |
Zimbabwe |
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A
gill net is a special kind of fishing net
comprising a long length of fibre (cotton or nylon etc.) meshes. It may be
set on the sea bottom, surface or midwater and is usually left overnight. |
Fishing Equipment |
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In
Nepal, the road network has expanded rapidly
since the 1950s and the design, construction and maintenance of roads needs
to focus on the long and steep slopes which are subject to erosion and very
shallow slope failure. Bioengineering can be used to protect almost all
slopes against erosion through slope protection and stabilisation. |
Transport Roads |
Nepal |
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The
Kathmandu Valley is surrounded by hills on all sides and is very susceptible
to air pollution. Increasing urbanisation, industrial activities and
automobile traffic all contribute to air pollution in the valley. In order to
try and reduce the problem of air pollution from vehicle exhaust emissions,
two companies in Nepal have developed environmentally sound tempos (electric vehicles) which operate on batteries. |
Transport Electric Vehicles |
Nepal |
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Life
on earth has been safeguarded for thousands of years because of the ozone layer in the atmosphere,
which acts as a shield to protect the earth against the harmful ultraviolet
radiation from the sun. This programme looks at ways to preventing unnecessary release of
refrigerants which damage the atmosphere from existing systems |
Environment Pollution |
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The
Danish government aims to for all the municipalities recycle
at least 50% of their refuse. The object is to send as little as possible to
the tip, only using it as the last resort. The reason for reducing the refuse
dumped on the tip to an absolute minimum is that nearly all of the waste can
be used as a resource and therefore, should not be dumped in nature. |
Waste Management Recycling |
Denmark |
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The
Maasai have traditionally been pastoralists leading a nomadic life, moving
from place to place with their cattle in search of better grazing land and
good sources of water. In the last
two decades, however, the Maasai have been forced to lead more settled lives.
The Maasai women have always been responsible for constructing,
maintaining and managing their homes and now more durable and permanent
houses are required. |
Construction |
Kenya |
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In
Ethiopia, one of the most popular staple foods is injera (household bread)
which is a large flat pancake eaten by the majority of Ethiopians at least
once a day. Injera baking is the most energy-intensive activity in Ethiopia.
It accounts for over 50% of all primary energy consumption in the country and
over 75% of the total energy consumed in households. This programme looks at
an improved Mitre Stove. |
Stove |
Ethiopia |
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Paraffin
is the major source of energy for the majority of the population in South
Africa. The most common cause of accidental poisoning in South Africa is
paraffin ingestion and another associated danger of paraffin is fire. The
introduction of child resistant safety caps on paraffin bottles reduced poisonings by 50% amongst children in South Africa. |
Health |
South
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The
living conditions in the North East Canelones area were poor - the region had
been neglected and was inhabited by poor, rural families with small plots of
land. A group of women farmers, experienced in producing fresh crops,
desperately needed to find an alternative income in order to survive. The
setting up of the Cal Manana cooperative processing
spices was an attempt to alleviate the acute economic crisis they were
facing. |
Food Processing Spices |
Uruguay |
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The
Oxford Solar House is the first low energy house
in the United Kingdom with a fully integrated photovoltaic roof. It was
designed to function as an ordinary standard family home which requires only
a minimum amount of energy for heating, cooling and lighting. |
Construction |
UK |
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To
reduce energy use schools in Hamburg the
Fifty-Fifty Project was started in a number of the schools. The key element of the project is a system
of financial incentives that enables the schools to share the saving in
energy and water costs they have achieved themselves. |
Energy Efficiency / Solar Energy / Renewable Energy |
Germany |
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Tremendous
pressure has been placed on Jamaica's supply of housing
and the growth in squatter settlements is accelerating rapidly. They are
developing in vulnerable areas without access to acceptable sewage disposal, garbage collection and domestic
water facilities. Improper sewage disposal facilities are a serious threat to
vital water systems. There is no clean water to drink due to contamination
and the risk of contracting typhoid, cholera and other water born diseases is
high. |
Sanitation Waste Management Urban Environment |
Jamaica |
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The
lack of effective modes of transport means
that households in rural areas of developing countries spend many hours each
day in transport activities related to their basic needs for water, fuel and
food. Lack of transport reduces peoples' opportunities to earn a living from
agriculture or other trades and may limit access to health, education and
other essential services. |
Transport Policies |
Kenya |
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The
Philippine government aims to utilise renewable energy sources to achieve
energy self-sufficiency by the year 2005. There is high potential for
utilising wind energy. |
Energy |
Philippines |
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Developing
countries are faced with an increasing shortage of raw materials, energy
sources and capital. In India the demand for paper will continue to grow.
Paper production requires a supply of raw materials and as deforestation
becomes an issue of international concern and the traditional wood-based
resources become increasingly scarce, environmentally sound methods which
move away from large-scale industrial paper
production, primarily dependent on wood, are becoming more popular. |
Manufacturing Paper |
India |
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In
Bangladesh there is a booming street trade in snack
foods and the demand is rising. Very little investment is needed to
establish a roadside restaurant and vendors can be found in most public
places where profit margins are high, such as stations, bus terminals,
schools and streets. "Chana
chur", a similar product to "Bombay Mix", and vegetables fried
in pastry are extremely popular snacks and are eaten regularly by people
going about their daily business. |
Agro-processing |
Bangladesh |
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Andalucia
in southern Spain is the world's biggest olive oil
producing area. In the cultivated hills of Baena, below the mountains of the
Sierra Madre, the Nunez de Prado family has produced extra-virgin olive oil
making one of Spain's premier condiment extra-virgin olive oils. |
Agro-processing Oil Processing |
Spain |
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Homeowners
in the lower income bracket in Jamaica are most at risk during a storm or
hurricane because many live in wooden houses that are generally not
structurally sound. When Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica it caused millions of
dollars of damage. For those living in informal settlements and poor housing the devastation was catastrophic. |
Construction |
Jamaica |
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Life
on earth has been safeguarded for thousands of years because of a
life-protecting ozone layer in the atmosphere
which shields the earth against the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the
sun. |
Environment |
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New
locations are needed for housing in the
Netherlands and planning policy is now focused on building in and near
towns. The volume of motorised
traffic on Dutch roads has increased by a third in the last ten years,
increasing traffic means increased noise levels. This is a problem for
building companies which by law have to construct houses to comply with
strict noise regulations. |
Construction Design / Noise Pollution |
Netherlands |
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About
26% of the State of Quintana Roo in South East Mexico is covered by forests and most timber producing forests are owned
by the ejido (common land) communities. Most of the people earn their living
through subsistence farming and forestry. Unless the forests become more
productive, they are likely to be burned to create farmland. The people from
the local communities in and around the forests need to be given a good
incentive to conserve the forests to ensure that they are not completely
destroyed. |
Forestry Policy / Logging/ Road Construction |
Mexico |
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The
motor car has been responsible for high levels
of pollution since its invention at the beginning of this century. With
growing concern about the world's pollution, the German company, Mercedes
Benz, and the Swiss company, Swatch, decided to join forces and build a car
that was as ecologically sound as possible. The Smart Car is designed by
Micro Compact Car GmbH. |
Transport |
France |
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