Improved Cookstoves And Better Health In Bangladesh: Lessons from Household Energy and Sanitation Programs
The objective of this study is to identify lessons for
improving cookstoves in Bangladesh through an
evaluation of existing programs, the international
experience on improved stoves, and the lessons
from successes in the sanitation sector.
Bangladesh’s new Renewable Energy Policy
endorses creating a better environment for
renewable energy technologies and promoting
market development for improved cookstoves
(Government of Bangladesh 2009). This study
supports this policy direction by examining
possible strategies to move forward the
development of markets for improved stoves in
Bangladesh.
The study consists of several components: a
national review of household energy programs;
an evaluation of national sanitation programs;
and an examination of improved cookstove
programs from around the world, including China,
Guatemala, Haiti, Mongolia, Nepal, and Uganda.
The study is based on published literature,
consultations with organizations throughout
Bangladesh, site visits, and structured discussions
with beneficiaries and other stakeholders. In
addition, key informants, such as entrepreneurs,
community mobilizers, field-level staff, and local
government representatives, were consulted
through semistructured interviews.
