Geographic area: Sub-Saharan Africa
Period: January 2002-June 2005
Environmental issues addressed:
One of the important issues of the project was forest conservation and reforestation in relation to household energy: people threatened by poverty often take to haphazard forest exploitation as they're a resort. Where most other income opportunities have been taken away by war, domestic turmoil or economic recession, selling firewood or burning charcoal often offer the last remaining chances of survival. The project included a research and policy proposal of policy options to participating countries in Africa.
FP6 or FP7 classification:
FP5 ICA4-CT-2001-10107
FP7 R&D Axis: 6.1.2 Environment and Health and 6.2.1 Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity
Website : Cooperating countries: UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique
Partners :
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| Practical Action (Coordinator) | NGO | UK, Kenya, Zimbabwe |
| Eco Ltd | SME | UK |
| Women and Gender Studies (DWGS), University of Makerere | Institution | Uganda |
| Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organisation (TaTEDO) | Institution | Tanzania |
| Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre - Energy Technology Institute (SIRDC/ETI) | Research organization | Zimbabwe |
| Rural Area Power Solutions (RAPS) | Private company | South Africa |
| University of Liverpool, Department of Public Health | Institution | UK |
| ECO-STUDIEN, SEPP UND BUSACKER PARTNERSCHAFT | Institution | Germany |
| University of Twente, Technology and Development Group (TDG) | Institution | Netherlands |
| Energy & Environmental Concerns | NGO | Zambia |
Abstract
Spark-net was a successful and interactive project which allowed active participation of southern partners in research about the different issues related to household energy in their countries. .The northern partners had a vital role advising, supporting, and facilitating the process. The final results are a large number of case studies about the different fields, which are presently serving as information source for country policies and strategies, several countries having already included some of the policies recommended by the project.
