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Economic growth alone cannot be considered as the main and only driver for households to change their energy-use-behavior, as other important drivers participate in forming these decisions, such as: environmental pressure, technological advancement, resource availability, the choices people make, levels of urbanization and living standards

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  1. 20/10/2004 Smoke from open fires can be a nuisance, and it can also lead to severe health problems. The Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) has issued a document called “Smoke—the Killer in the Kitchen” that shares statistics on indoor air pollution caused by burning solid fuels like wood,...
  2. Economic growth alone cannot be considered as the main and only driver for households to change their energy-use-behavior, as other important drivers participate in forming these decisions, such as: environmental pressure, technological advancement, resource availability, the choices people make,...
  3. The WHO Household Multiple Emissions Sources (HOMES) model predicts indoor concentrations and personal exposures of air pollutants associated with combusting fuels for cooking, lighting, heating and other household energy needs. The HOMES model incorporates emission rates and usage times of...
  4. Abstract, Environmental Research, 2021 Access to clean and affordable energy is vital for health, well-being, and socio-economic development. This critical service remains unrealised in many African countries. Women's empowerment is known to promote healthcare service use, child nutrition and...
  5. The lack of access to modern energy sources subjects people to a life of poverty. No electricity means no refrigeration of food, no washing machine, and no light at night. If you don’t have artificial light, your day is over at sunset. This is why the students in this photo are out on the street:...
  6. Key facts Around 2.6 billion people cook using polluting open fires or simple stoves fuelled by kerosene, biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste) and coal. Each year, close to 4 million people die prematurely from illness attributable to household air pollution from inefficient cooking...
  7. Many people use open fires to cook and stay warm. When you cook over an open fire, you are inhaling particles and gases which are bad for you. Even when you cant see smoke, burning solid fuels like charcoal, wood, coal, or dung releases harmful particles into the space around you. This is called...
  8. Abstract,African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 2021 Environmental degradation, soil erosion, and desertification are some of the consequences of high rate of traditional biomass fuel use by households in developing countries. The critical issues to raise here are how can these households...
  9. Modern fuels are an important enabler of social and economic development. Still, over 2 billion people rely on traditional biomass for their daily energy needs. To overcome the negative effects of traditional energy on human health and the environment and to enhance the livelihood conditions of...
  10. Renewable energy can have numerous benefits, such as increased energy access in developing countries, public health improvements, climate change mitigation, etc. However, for those benefits to be realized, several sustainability considerations must be addressed in the design. This guideline is...
  11. Lightning Talk, ECHOEast Africa Pastoralist Symposium, March 29, 2022. Presenter: Joyce Nambaso