Abstract:
This paper compares users of
improved and the traditional cooking stoves in
Chhekampar Village Development
Committee (VDC), Manaslu Conservation Area,Gorkha district, with regard to
firewood consumption. The major variables used to analyze the firewood
consumption of the households are family size, livestock holdings, frequency of
firewood collection, duration of firewood gathering, amount of firewood used
per day. The sampled households were classified in three elevation ranges (low,
mid and high) for the comparison of improved and traditional cooking stoves
users. The results reveal that using improved stoves reduced firewood
consumption by 620 kg/capita/year, and household firewood savings by NRs
1784/capita/year. Carbon emission of traditional cooking stove is more than
improved cooking stove (ICS) by 1136 kg/capita/year. Analyzing the variables it
can be concluded that ICS is an effective technology for reducing consumption
of firewood and helps to minimize the Carbon Dioxide emission.
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