Sanjeev Poudel*, Kumar Lamichhane, Ashesh Acharya and Mukesh K. Chettri1
National College, Center for Development Studies, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal
1Amrit Campus, Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
*Email: sanjeevdevs@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This paper compares users of improved and the traditional cooking stoves in
Chhekampar Village Development Committee (VDC), 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 CO2 emission.
Key words: Carbon-dioxide emission, firewood consumption, improved cooking
stove (ICS), traditional cooking stove (TCS).
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Proceedings of International Conference on Biodiversity, Livelihood and Climate Change in the
Himalayas, 2015, pp. 217-224
Eds: P.K. Jha, K.K. Shrestha, R.P. Chaudhary and B.B. Shrestha
Publisher: Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
Citation: Birks, H.J.B. 2015. Biodiversity, livelihood and climate change in the
Himalayan region. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Biodiversity,
Livelihood and Climate Change in the Himalayas. (eds.) Jha, P.K., K.K.
Shrestha, R.P. Chaudhary and B.B. Shrestha. Central Department of
Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu. pp. 1-39.
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