Haiti: Strategy to Alleviate the Pressure of Fuel Demand on National Woodfuel Resource

Haiti suffers from a serious deterioration of its natural environment and, in particular, from a heavy pressure on its natural resources. The reasons for this deterioration are multiple (poverty level, demographic pressure, agricultural techniques and insecurity regarding land tenure) and, therefore, go beyond the strict scope of energy. However, the wood-fuel consumption is one of the main factors of this deterioration. On a national scale, about 70 percent of the energy needs are met using firewood and charcoal. Although the local wood-fuel resources have been overexploited for more than 20 years, the price of wood-fuels does not reflect this scarcity phenomenon which constitutes a serious ecological threat at the countrywide level. The household energy sector remains, by far, the main consumer of wood-fuels, in as much as it absorbs 70 percent of the overall supply. However, this sector is characterized by very low efficiency in terms of use outputs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Haiti
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-04
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES, AGRICULTURAL WASTE, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BAGASSE, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BOILER, BOILERS, BRIQUETTES, BURNERS, CHARCOAL, CHARCOAL PRICES, CHARCOAL PRODUCTION, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT, COAL, COAL BRIQUETTES, COMBUSTION, CONSUMPTION OF COAL, COOKING, COOKING FUELS, COSTS OF ENERGY, CRUDE OIL, DEFORESTATION, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DISTILLERIES, DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS, EFFICIENT STOVES, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICITY, EMISSIONS, ENERGY BALANCE, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EXPENDITURE, ENERGY EXPERTS, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY PLANNERS, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PROVIDERS, ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SERVICES, ENERGY SOLUTION, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENERGY SUBSTITUTION, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY USE, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENT SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ETHANOL, EXPLOSIONS, FIRE, FIRE RISKS, FIREWOOD, FORESTRY RESOURCES, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL DEMAND, FUEL IMPORTS, FUEL OIL, FUEL PRICES, FUEL SUPPLIES, FUELS, GAS, GASOLINE, GENERATION, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, GREEN WOOD, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION, INDUSTRIAL BRIQUETTES, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, KEROSENE, KEROSENE CONSUMPTION, LAND TENURE, LIGHTING, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, LUBRICANTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL PRODUCTS, OILS, PETROL, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, PETROLEUM GAS, PILOT PROJECTS, POTENTIAL ENERGY, POWER CONSUMPTION, PRESSURE, PRICE OF FUELS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SMOKE, SOURCE OF ENERGY, SUGARCANE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TEMPERATURE, THERMAL UNIT, TRADITIONAL STOVES, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TYPES OF FUEL, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, VEHICLES, WOOD CONSUMPTION, WOOD ENERGY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7848718/haiti-strategy-alleviate-pressure-fuel-demand-national-woodfuel-resources https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17942
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