Bioenergy in Kenya
A new Kenyan bioenergy report, Bio Energy and Poverty in Kenya: Attitude, Actors and Activities, is published by PISCES which is a five year initiative funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). It is working in partnership with Kenya, India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania to provide policy makers with new information and approaches that they can apply to unlock the potential of bioenergy to improve energy access and livelihoods in poor communities. One of PISCES main objectives is information dissemination on issues related to biofuels and bioenergy and the impacts these have in different communities.
This report, presents the findings of socio-economic baseline surveys carried out in the Eastern Africa office of Practical Action Consulting in Kenya in 2008. The report was part of a broader baseline study carried out across the respective PISCES countries to help provide a better understanding of the current issues relating to bioenergy use, access and delivery at the community level. The discussions looked at the key interrelated issues of food, water and energy security in relation to bioenergy at the household level.
At the end of the report are a number of recommendations. Here is the general statement:
The research findings strongly indicate that drought leading to scarcity of food, waterand fuel is a major problem in the research regions. This means that however wellintended, any intervention that does not take into consideration peoples’ basic needsespecially food, is unlikely to succeed. In regions such as Mandera, for example,where scarcity of food and famine is a constant threat to the survival of families, theresearchers found that interventions in bioenergy can only be relevant if they go hand in hand with other basic unmet needs such as food and water.
You can download a pdf of the Bio Energy and Poverty in Kenya: Attitude, Actors and Activities report.
Suggested Books
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- Bioenergy Development: Issues and Impacts for Poverty and Natural Resource Management (Agriculture and Rural Development)
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