Wood Energy Catalogue

Woodfuel Consumption in Refugee Hosting Areas and Its Impact on the Surrounding Forests—The Case of Uganda

2022
Region
Africa
Countries of implementation
Uganda
This article focues on the assessments on woodfuel consumption at the household level in displacement settings in Uganda and its impact on the surrounding forests, through field forest inventories, household surveys, and geospatial analysis. The results of these assessments highlight the impact of woodfuel consumption and other drivers on forest degradation, and provide guidance for the development of comprehensive interventions on landscape management and improvement of household cooking fuels and technologies, targeting both refugee and host communities.
Keywords
refugee settlements; Uganda; woodfuel; forest degradation; energy; livelihoods
Type of initiatives
Sector review and study
Level of intervention
National
Responsible agencies
FAO