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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch

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dc.contributor.authorEngracia de Trinidad, Maria
dc.contributor.authorCassagne, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorGirard, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorMassé, René
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-22T20:14:28Z
dc.date.available2014-04-22T20:14:28Z
dc.date.issued2005-04
dc.description.abstractThe Charcoal Emergency Project took place from January to June 1999 in the Tololar community, Posoltega, Nicaragua. The objective of the project was to "harvest" (or collect) the logs and trees that fell and were washed away in the Posoltega area during hurricane Mitch and the flood it caused, and to use this wood to make charcoal. Consequently the purpose was to generate employment and income for people affected by the hurricane. Charcoal production took place using traditional earth kilns, and 46 Posoltega producers were targeted for the project. The Project was carried out in unstable conditions because the people affected had not resecured their homes, jobs, and food supply. Despite this negative context, people eventually supported the project because they identified a source of income in charcoal production. Charcoal was made in traditional earth kilns and people were assured in food for six months with support from World Food Program of the UNDP (Programa Mundial de Alimentos, or PMA). This final report describes the project development, the problems encountered, and the goals achieved over a period of six months (January to June 1999). Notably, the project met about 90 percent of its goals in production charcoal, employment, and income generation. This is particularly important because this is the first time Nicaragua has had a project to promote new techniques in an emergency context.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6754177/nicaragua-sustainable-charcoal-production-chinandega-region-emergency-project-sustainable-charcoal-production-posoltega-following-hurricane-mitch
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17997
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnergy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) technical paper series;no. 071
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAID PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCHARCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectPACIFIC REGION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectRECLAMATION
dc.subjectRESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectSOLID FUELS
dc.subjectSUGAR CANE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.titleEmergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitchen
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okr.date.disclosure2006-04-27
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:49:29.485243Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::ESMAP Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6754177/nicaragua-sustainable-charcoal-production-chinandega-region-emergency-project-sustainable-charcoal-production-posoltega-following-hurricane-mitch
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid288561468297315982
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20060427114730
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6754177
okr.identifier.report35946
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryNicaragua
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Poverty Alleviation
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitEnergy Sectr Mngmt Assist Progrm (ETWES)
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