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Book (stand-alone)Wood-energy supply/demand scenarios in the context of poverty mapping
A Wisdom case study in Southeast Asia for the years 2000 and 2015
2007Also available in:
No results found.Current (2000) and projected (2015) woodfuel consumption patterns and supply potentials in continental Southeast Asia are analysed and mapped applying the Woodfuel Integrated Supply/Demand Overview Mapping (WISDOM) methodology. Combined with poverty data, the study helps define areas where poor rural and suburban populations that depend primarily on woodfuels for their subsistence energy supply are likely to suffer severe shortages, adding an indicator to the mapping of extreme poverty a nd a new tool for poverty alleviation policies and forestry and energy development planning. Integrating several cartographic layers with multi-source field data provides maps of woody biomass stocking and potential sustainable productivity in 2000 and 2015 at a spatial resolution of less than 1 km. Woody biomass consumption maps matching the resolution of supply maps, coupled with likely population distribution in 2015 and model projections of woodfuel consumption, give future consump tion scenarios. Combining these yields balance maps of woodfuel deficit and surplus areas. This study is a starting point for expanding work in the agro-energy sector, which can benefit from the approach, the GIS analytical environment, the additional thematic layers and the nexus with forestry, energy and poverty alleviation issues. -
Book (stand-alone)[Working Paper] Sustainable Wood Energy and Food Security and Nutrition 2017
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No results found.With food insecurity, climate change and deforestation and forest degradation remaining key global issues, this paper highlights the role of sustainable woodfuel in improving food security. Food insecurity and a high dependence on woodfuel as a primary cooking fuel are characteristics common to vulnerable groups of people in developing regions of the world.With adequate policy and legal frameworks in place, woodfuel production and harvesting can be sustainable and a main source of green energy. Moreover, the widespread availability of woodfuel, and the enormous market for it, presents opportunities for employment and for sustainable value chains, providing further rationale for promoting this source of energy. This paper explains how sustainable woodfuel is closely linked to food security and provides insights in how the linkages could be strengthened at all stages of woodfuel production, trade and use. -
Book (stand-alone)Regional Study on Wood Energy Today and Tomorrow in Asia
Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study: Working Paper No: APFSOS/WP/34
1997Also available in:
No results found.This report sets out to correct popular misconceptions in the field of wood energy and provides detailed coverage of fuelwood consumption and supply in the Asia-Pacific region. Consumption data are projected forwards and the outlook for specific countries is discussed. The implications for continued wood energy reliance are covered in the light of concern over global warming. Finally recommendations for wood energy development in the region are outlined.
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