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Socio-Technical Manual for Training of Trainers (ToT)
Manual on Participatory Planning, Technology and Knowledge Transfer of Eco-Village Development (EVD) in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

132 pages. 2018 December.
English ISBN: 978-87-970130-3-8 (PRINT), 978-87-970130-4-5 (PDF)

Published by the Eco-Village Development Project Partners:
INFORSE, INFORSE-South Asia, INSEDA in India, CRT/N in Nepal, IDEA in Sri Lanka, Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh, CAN-South Asia and DIB (project coordinator) in Denmark.

ToT in English (132 pp., 7.6 MB);- and - ToT in English WEB edition (132 pp., 3 MB)

ToT in Nepali (114 pp., 9 MB); -and - ToT in Nepali WEB edition (114 pp., 3 MB)

ToT in Hindi (112 pp., 8 MB); and - -ToT in Bangla (77 pp., 9 MB)

ToT Sri Lanka Edition in Sinhala. (97 pp., 6.5 MB), ToT International Edition in Sinhala (in process)

Chapters:
- 1. Introduction to Manual on Training of Trainers (TOTs) on Eco-Village Development (EVD). p. 4
- 2. Participatory Planning of Eco-Village Development (EVD). p. 7
- 3. Planning and Organizing Implementation of EVD Program. p. 14
- 4. Cooking Solutions and Improved Cook Stoves (ICS). p. 19
- 5. Off-grid Solar Power and Lighting Solutions. p. 29
- 6. Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting System. p. 34
- 7. Household Biogas Plants. p. 38
- 8. Organic Composting. p. 49
- 9. Organic Agriculture in General. p. 54
10. Solar Drying of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops, Spices and Herbs. p. 60
11. Solar Greenhouse. p. 67
12. Improved Water Mill (IWM). p. 72
13. Biomass Waste for Rural Brick Production. p. 75
14. Other Low-Carbon Appropriate Green Technologies. p. 79
-- - A. - Wind Turbine, B. - Hydraulic Ram Pump, C. - Micro-Irrigation Systems,
-- - D. - Solar Street Light, E. - Solar Water Pump,
-- - F. - Parabolic Solar Cooker, G. - Improved Kitchen

Appendix p. 87

Case Studies
1 - Collecting Baseline and Village Planning, India. p. 88
2 - “Anagi” Improved Biomass Stove, Sri Lanka. p. 91
3 - Biomass Waste for Brick Production, Sri Lanka p. 92
4 - Hybrid Wind Turbine, India. p. 94
5 - Solar Powered House, Bangladesh. p. 97
6 - Village Development Plan, Sri Lanka. p. 98
7 - Solar Water Pump, Bangladesh. p. 100
8 - Organic Vegetable Farming, Nepal. p. 116
9 - High-Value Tree Plantation, Nepal. p. 118

Construction Manual
Bamboo Reinforced Cement Mortar Water Storage Tank. p. 120
Bamboo Woven Compost Basket. p. 124

Read More and References p. 126

Contacts p. 131

Published in the framework of an NGO cooperation Project titled “Advocating for upscaling for local climate solutions as Eco-Village Development as a mean to strengthen pro-poor climate agenda in South Asia” supported by Climate and Environment Fund of CISU - Civil Society in Development, Denmark, in 2016-18

Eco-Village Development as Climate Solution: Proposals from South Asia
130 pp., 2018. ISBN 978-87-970130-1-4 (English).
Avalable in English, Hindi, Nepalese, Bangla, and Sinhala.
Download from the Publication's Contents Page

White Paper: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation with Eco-Village Development (EVD) Solutions in South Asia.
45 pp., 2018. ISBN 978-87-970130-0-7
Download: Full Report (45 pp. pdf) and Summary (4 pp. pdf).

UNFCCC Policy Briefs:
- UNFCCC SB48 Policy Brief - 1.05.2018. (pdf, 1 p., 0.1 MB)
- UNFCCC COP23 Policy Brief - 9.11.2017. (pdf, 1 p., 0.1 MB)
- UNFCCC SB46 Policy Brief - May 15, 2017. (pdf, 1 p., 0.1 MB)
- UNFCCC SB 44 Policy Brief - May 20, 2016. Policy Brief (pdf 3 pp., 0.3 MB)
- UNFCCC COP21 Policy Brief - December 3, 2015. Policy Brief (pdf 6 pp., 0.5 MB)
- UNFCCC SB42 Policy Brief - June 10, 2015. Policy Brief (pdf, 4 pp., 0.2 MB)

Proceedings of Eco-Village Development National Dialogue Meeting:
-- Bangladesh: June 21, 2017 Proceedings (2 pp., 1 MB);
-- Sri Lanka: July 31, 2017. Proceedings (26 pp., 2.5 MB, pdf)
-- Nepal: April 7, 2017 Proceedings. (12 pp., 1.3 MB, pdf, April 2017),
-- Nepal: July 7, 2017. Proceedings. (9 pp., 1.2 MB, pdf, July 2017)
-- India: July 26, 2017 Women Round Table: Proceedings (6 pp., 0.3MB),
-- Recommendations (2 pp. 0.5MB).
-- India: June 28, 2016. Proceedings (11 pp., 0.5 MB pdf file)
-- Nepal: May 9, 2016. Proceedings (16 pp., 1.44 MB pdf file)
-- Sri Lanka: July 15, 2015. Proceedings (11 pp., pdf file 2.5 MB)

Articles in Sustainable Energy News:
- Issue No. 82: incl. 3-page article, April 2018 (pdf, 1.7 MB)
- Issue No. 81: incl. 3-page article, November 2017. (pdf, 1.7 MB)
- Issue No. 80: incl. 6-page article, July 2017. (pdf, 1.7 MB)
- Issue No. 79: 3-page theme article, November 2016. (pdf, 06 MB)
- Issue No. 78: 5-page theme article, May 2016 (pdf, 0.8 MB)
- Issue No. 77: 3-page theme article, December 2015 (pdf, 0,6 MB)

Proceedings of UNFCCC Side Events:
- Side Event at UNFCCC SB48, Bonn, Germany, May 1, 2018
- Program and South Asia Panel Presenations (pdf).
- Side Event of INFORSE at UNFCCC COP23, Bonn/Fiji, Germany, 2017
- Side Events of INFORSE at UNFCCC COP22, November, 2016
- Side Event of INFORSE at UNFCCC SB 44, May 20, 2016
- Side Event of INFORSE at UNFCCC COP21, December 3, 2015
- Side Event of INFORSE-South Asia at UNFCCC SB 42, June 10, 2015

Other Publications: Case Studies, Newsletters, Posters, etc
Download from the web sites of the EVD Project and Partners:
- http://www.inforse.org/asia/EVD.htm
- http://www.ecovillagedevelopment.net/