Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch
The Charcoal Emergency Project took place from January to June 1999 in the Tololar community, Posoltega, Nicaragua. The objective of the project was to "harvest" (or collect) the logs and trees that fell and were washed away in the Posolt...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6754177/nicaragua-sustainable-charcoal-production-chinandega-region-emergency-project-sustainable-charcoal-production-posoltega-following-hurricane-mitch http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17997 |
| Summary: | The Charcoal Emergency Project took
place from January to June 1999 in the Tololar community,
Posoltega, Nicaragua. The objective of the project was to
"harvest" (or collect) the logs and trees that
fell and were washed away in the Posoltega area during
hurricane Mitch and the flood it caused, and to use this
wood to make charcoal. Consequently the purpose was to
generate employment and income for people affected by the
hurricane. Charcoal production took place using traditional
earth kilns, and 46 Posoltega producers were targeted for
the project. The Project was carried out in unstable
conditions because the people affected had not resecured
their homes, jobs, and food supply. Despite this negative
context, people eventually supported the project because
they identified a source of income in charcoal production.
Charcoal was made in traditional earth kilns and people were
assured in food for six months with support from World Food
Program of the UNDP (Programa Mundial de Alimentos, or PMA).
This final report describes the project development, the
problems encountered, and the goals achieved over a period
of six months (January to June 1999). Notably, the project
met about 90 percent of its goals in production charcoal,
employment, and income generation. This is particularly
important because this is the first time Nicaragua has had a
project to promote new techniques in an emergency context. |
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