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Household Cooking Fuel Choice and Adoption of Improved Cookstoves in Developing Countries : A Review

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dc.contributor.authorMalla, Sunil
dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-25T22:27:18Z
dc.date.available2014-06-25T22:27:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractImproving access to affordable and reliable energy services for cooking is essential for developing countries in reducing adverse human health and environmental impacts hitherto caused by burning of traditional biomass. This paper reviews empirical studies that analyze choices of fuel and adoption of improved stoves for cooking in countries where biomass is still the predominant cooking fuel. The review highlights the wide range of factors that influence households cooking fuel choices and adoption of improved stoves, including socioeconomic (access and availability, collection costs and fuel prices, household income, education and awareness), behavioral (food tastes, lifestyle), and cultural and external factors (indoor air pollution, government policies). The paper also summarizes the evidence on the significant adverse health impacts from exposure to indoor smoke, especially among women and young children. In low-income households, perceived health benefits of adopting improved stoves and financial benefits from fuel savings tend to be outweighed by the costs of improved stoves, even after accounting for the opportunity cost of time spent collecting biomass fuel. The paper identifies knowledge and evidence gaps on the success of policies and programs designed to scale up the adoption of improved cookstoves.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19611186/household-cooking-fuel-choice-adoption-improved-cookstoves-developing-countries-review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18775
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6903
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESIDUES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WASTE
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUELS
dc.subjectAMBIENT AIR
dc.subjectAMBIENT AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectANAEROBIC DIGESTION
dc.subjectANIMAL DUNG
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectASH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBENZENE
dc.subjectBIOENERGY
dc.subjectBIOFUEL
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOGAS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS BURNING
dc.subjectBIOMASS COLLECTION
dc.subjectBIOMASS COMBUSTION
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectBIOMASS FUEL
dc.subjectBIOMASS FUELS
dc.subjectBIOMASS SMOKE
dc.subjectBIOMASS STOVES
dc.subjectBIOMASS USE
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectBRIQUETTES
dc.subjectBURNING BIOMASS
dc.subjectBURNING FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON MONOXIDE
dc.subjectCERAMIC LINERS
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCHARCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEAN FUEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE BENEFITS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCOAL GAS
dc.subjectCOAL USE
dc.subjectCOLLECTION COSTS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCONVERSION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCOOK STOVES
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUE
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATE
dc.subjectDIFFUSION
dc.subjectDIMETHYL ETHER
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENERGY
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEND-USE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY ACCESS
dc.subjectENERGY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectENERGY BALANCE
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY POVERTY
dc.subjectENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENERGY USES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectFEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOREST RESERVES
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectFOREST ZONES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFORMALDEHYDE
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COLLECTION
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL COST
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL DEMAND
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectFUEL SOURCE
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectFUEL SUPPLY
dc.subjectFUEL SWITCHING
dc.subjectFUEL TYPES
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectGAS STOVE
dc.subjectGAS STOVES
dc.subjectGASEOUS FUELS
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGEOTHERMAL
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY CONTENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FUELS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHYDROCARBONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN ENERGY
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLIGHTING
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMANURE
dc.subjectMERCURY
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMODERN FUELS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectOILS
dc.subjectOPEN BURNING
dc.subjectORGANIC CARBON
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectOZONE PRECURSORS
dc.subjectPAH
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPLANT OILS
dc.subjectPOLLUTANT EMISSIONS
dc.subjectPOLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPRICE OF FUELS
dc.subjectPRICES OF COAL
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPRIMARY SOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectQUALITY FUEL
dc.subjectQUALITY FUELS
dc.subjectRADIATIVE FORCING
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL VILLAGES
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOLID BIOFUELS
dc.subjectSOLID FUEL
dc.subjectSOLID FUELS
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUGAR CANE
dc.subjectSULFUR
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MARKET
dc.subjectTOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FUELS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL STOVE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL STOVES
dc.subjectTROPICAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectUSE OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectUSE OF BIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWMO
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectWOOD FUEL
dc.subjectWOOD PELLETS
dc.titleHousehold Cooking Fuel Choice and Adoption of Improved Cookstoves in Developing Countries : A Reviewen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleHousehold Cooking Fuel Choice and Adoption of Improved Cookstoves in Developing Countries: A Review
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19611186/household-cooking-fuel-choice-adoption-improved-cookstoves-developing-countries-review
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6903
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okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group (DECEE)
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