Concrete products can help combat and prevent the detrimental consequences of climate change by protecting people, property and the environment. Being a robust and versatile material, concrete can provide the level of climate proofing that will become mandatory as national building codes are revised to cope with more extreme weather events. In this report the ways in which concrete can help adapt to climate change are highlighted.

projet entre dans le cadre de l’Initiative Internationale pour le Climat (IKI) du ministère fédéral de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature, de la Construction et de la Sûreté nucléaire (BMUB). Le projet vise à créer un cadre politique pour la mise en place de systèmes de gestion des stocks nationaux de SAO et de coopération technologique dans les pays partenaires.

This dryer is a mud brick construction built close to the ground using low-cost materials for all its parts. Practical Action Nepal has promoted this type of dryer in remote parts of the country. The solar dryer was a popular introduction because of its effectiveness, economic viability, simplicity and hygienic practice.

When mixed with lime, pozzolanas (pozzolanic ash) set and harden like a cement, making them an alternative to Portland cement.