Cookinations: Mechanisms to Decouple Wood Production and Food Preparation in Sub-Urban Areas

S. Sow ()
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S. Sow: LE3PI–UCAD Ecole Superieure Polytechnique

Chapter Chapter 13 in Sustainable Energy Access for Communities, 2022, pp 139-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Senegal, the share of households that cook using primarily biomass fuels accounts for over 70%. Although the use of these fuels is more frequent in rural areas, there are still households in sub-urban areas that rely on charcoal. Beyond the promotion of subsidized LPG, domestic biogas and improved cookstoves are tested in some rural and sub-urban areas of the country. The results of the experiences compiled in this chapter show that these mechanisms are effective in decoupling biomass use and food preparation in sub-urban areas. Improved cookstoves can contribute to reducing biomass use by up to 45%. Domestic biogas digesters can replace biomass fuels for cooking in rural communities.

Keywords: Cooking energy; Deforestation; Domestic Biogas; Improved cook stoves (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68410-5_13

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