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What’s happening in household energy?
[top] [end]Nepal’s first CDM projectA project that is bringing clean, efficient energy to rural communities in Nepal is Nepal’s first under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, which allows industrialised nations to offset some of their emissions by investing in clean energy projects in developing nations. The Nepal Biogas Project promotes the use of underground digesters that use bacteria to generate methane gas from cattle dung. Using methane instead of wood or kerosene to power stoves or lamps can reduce a household’s greenhouse gas emissions by five tonnes a year. Under an agreement signed on 3 May 2006, the World Bank’s Community Development Carbon Fund will pay Nepal US$7 per tonne of avoided emissions to reduce them by one million tonnes over the next seven years by increasing the use of biogas units. Source – SciDev: http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2852&language=1.[top] [end]Need for support to tropical forestryThe largest ever survey of tropical forests released in May 2006 by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) indicates that 95 per cent of tropical forests are unprotected or not being managed sustainably. Of 353 million hectares of forest earmarked by governments for sustainable timber production, only 25 million are actually being managed sustainably, says the report. It adds that governments have enacted management plans for only 2.4 per cent of the 461 million hectares of forest that are supposedly protected. The report urges the international community to create incentives for tropical nations to protect their forests.[top] [end]Trees contain and absorb vast quantitiesof atmospheric carbon dioxide – the main greenhouse gas. The Coalition for Rainforest Nations wants international carbon trading schemes to include payments to countries that preserve their forests. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, a scientific society with 1,200 members in 70 countries, has officially endorsed the call. On a more positive note, the ITTO report says that sustainable management offorests has risen from one million hectares of tropical forest managedsustainably in 1988 to 36 million hectares today.Source – SciDev: http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/report-urges-rethink-on-value-offorest-resources.cfm [top] [end]New energy journal to be launchedThe International Journal of Energy Sector Management, to be launched in 2007, will be a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary international platform for disseminating results of research related to and/or relevant for the management of the energy sector.The journal aims to focus on holistic, applied research on energy sector management and to disseminate practical solutions of difficult decisionmaking problems by providing a common forum for wider interaction,information sharing and publication of relevant applied research, thereby trying to bridge the gap between industry and academia.The journal is scheduled for launch as a quarterly journal in 2007 and is seeking contributions in terms of full papers, short notes, case studies, industry insights, and papers from doctoral theses for publication in the journal. Please refer to the Journal Statement, Author Guidelines, and paper review guidelines, available at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/224/library.htm, for additional information on the scope of the journal, manuscript preparation and paper review process. Submissions should be sent, preferably by email (for email address go to HEDON website), or by post to Ms Vicky Williams, Managing Editor, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 60/62 Toller Lane, Bradford BD8 9BY, United Kingdom. [top] [end]The 5th Better Air Quality (BAQ) workshop September 13–15, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaThe 5th Better Air Quality (BAQ) workshop will be held 13–15 September 2006 in the historic city of Yogyakarta in Central Java, Indonesia. The theme of BAQ 2006 is called a “Celebration of Efforts” to highlight the success stories that Asian countries, cities and communities have achieved over the last years in addressing air pollution while at the same time highlighting the efforts that are still ahead in improving air quality in Asia. Source PCIA website: http://www.pciaonline.orgFurther information:http://www.baq2006.org [top] [end]Publications[top] [end]Fuel for life: household energy and health: Eva RehfuessThis new publication gives an overview of the health impacts of indoor air pollution from solid fuel use and describes solutions to promote health and development in the context of the household energy challenge.Innovative policy approaches and a rigorous acceleration of investments is needed now to save lives and enable development.
Printed copies can be obtained from: World Health Organization 2006, ISBN 92 4 156316 8, CHF 15.00/US$ 13.50 In developing countries: CHF 10.50/US$ 9.45, Order no. 11500665 To order a copy, please contact: World Health Organization, WHO Press, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 791 3264, Fax: +41 22 791 4857, Email: bookorders@... or order on line at http://www.who.int/bookorders [top] [end]Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries – chapter:Indoor Air PollutionNigel Bruce, Eva Rehfuess, Sumi Mehta, Guy Hutton, and Kirk Smith The second edition of this major work (DCP2), written by more than 350 specialists in diverse fields from around the world, provides the results of in depth research and analyses, and proposes policy recommendations to reduce significantly the burden of disease in developing countries and to improve the quality of life for all people. The chapter ‘Indoor Air Pollution’ can be downloaded from the web: http://www.dcp2.org/pubs/DCP/42Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition), ed., 793–816. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1596/978– 0–821–36179–5/Chpt-42. [top] [end]Electricity Services in Remote Rural Communities The Small Enterprise Model :Teodoro SanchezThis book describes an innovative model for the organization of electricity services, developed and tested by Practical Action as part of its research and development into access to electricity services in remote rural areas and the sustainability of these services.This small enterprise model was designed with the clear objective of ensuring efficient financial and technical management to take into account the social and economic environment, and to encourage the committed participation of the community. The concept of private management is introduced, where a micro-enterprise is responsible for the running of the system and receives payment in exchange for the management of the service. To date, the model has been piloted in five small hydroelectric plants in the north of Peru, with very positive results. It is proposed that this model could also be used successfully in other energy-generating systems (diesel, solar, wind-powered) with only minor changes. This book will be of interest to all stakeholders in rural electrification: rural electrification organizations at government and private level, researchers on sustainable energy, implementers of rural energy schemes, policy makers, and also students and teachers of courses related to rural energy. ISBN 1–85339–620–6, ITDG Publishing GBP £17.95, USD $31.95, Euro €24.95, Paperback 104 pages, 234 x 156mm. Available at 10% discount from www.developmentbookshop.com [top] [end]Download the original article What’s happening in household energy? by HEDON (189 KB)[top] [end]Contents: Boiling Point 52 - Health, safety and household energy
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