When mountains become mole hills

Staff at Practical Action have been blogging recently about their work to improve access for remote communities in Nepal. Using Tuins and gravity ropeways their projects are changing the way people access markets and essential services.

Find out more through their video blogs below and at their website: http://practicalaction.org/blog/report/its-all-about-access/

If you are interested in these issues why not find out more about IFRTD's International Workshop on Transport in Mountains (November 2010). With a focus on the controversial issues that we face when trying to improve access and mobility in difficult terrain; the event promises to initiate some lively and critical debate. The traditional call for papers has become a 'call for controversies' - share yours with us now: www.ifrtd.org/mountains