Announcements
Announcements
Adoption and Scale-Up of Charcoal Alternatives in Zambia (PEER) project examines the potential of a dual-pronged approach to developing technical and social alternatives to charcoal in Zambia: improved charcoal production and alternative fuels and stoves. The first approach focuses on charcoal production systems.
In Zambia, as in other countries in the region, there has long been an adversarial relationship between the charcoal industry and the government Charcoal production is illegal, but laws are poorly and inconsistently enforced. This forces charcoal producers into the shadows, encourages corruption among local authorities charged with enforcing regulations, and reduces incentives for investment in more sustainable approaches. This involves different approaches, such as legalizing and taxing charcoal production and sale, and reforming the ways in which charcoal producers are organized, for example, through the formation of cooperatives.
In this project, SEI collaborates with the Centre For Energy, Environment and Engineering Zambia Ltd (CEEEZ).
Funding for the project comes from the National Academy of Sciences (US).
Programme / Understanding and improving the performance of supply-chain policies aimed at halting tropical deforestation.
Past event / The webinar is an overview of smart microgrids, technologies, business models and enabling policy environment for efficient energy systems in Africa.
Past event / At the workshop research findings will be shared with the renewable electricity ecosystem stakeholders and the results validated.
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