What have we learned about household biomass cooking in Central America? : Que hemos aprendido del uso de biomasa para cocinar en los hogares de (Spanish)

Twenty million people in Central America cook with biomass using open fires or rudimentary stoves. The number of people using biomass for cooking in the region will remain significant for a long time due to high incidence of poverty, high Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices coupled with unsustainable LPG subsidies, as well as relatively easy access to fuel wood in the region. Providing these people with clean and efficient cooking solutions is not just...

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Wang,Xiaoping;

Franco Salazar,Janina Andrea;

Masera, Omar R.;

Troncoso Torrez,Karin Susana;

Rivera, Marta X.;
Document Date
2013/04/03
Document Type
Energy Study
Report Number
76222
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Central America,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2013/03/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Que hemos aprendido del uso de biomasa para cocinar en los hogares de
Keywords
ABS

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Spanish

Rel. Proj ID

6C-Central America Improved Cookstoves Framework -- P124390

Major Sector

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

Theme

FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Business Enabling Environment,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy,FY17 - Urban Development,FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Rural Development

Sector

FY17 - Other Energy and Extractives

TF No/Name

TF098139-Central America Improved Cook Stoves Toolkit

Historic SubTopics

Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Energy Conservation & Efficiency, Energy Production and Transportation, Environmental Economics & Policies, Transport Economics Policy & Planning,

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Energy (LCSEG); Infra Energy Global Programs (IEEES)

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Final

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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Wang,Xiaoping; Franco Salazar,Janina Andrea; Masera, Omar R.; Troncoso Torrez,Karin Susana; Rivera, Marta X..

What have we learned about household biomass cooking in Central America? : Que hemos aprendido del uso de biomasa para cocinar en los hogares de (Spanish). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/268311468012927782

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