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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okr-10986-179972021-04-23T14:03:38Z Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch Engracia de Trinidad, Maria Cassagne, Bernard Girard, Philippe Massé, René AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AID PROGRAMS CENTRAL AMERICA CHARCOAL CHARCOAL PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FIREWOOD FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FUEL INCOME INCOMES LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS PACIFIC REGION PRODUCERS RECLAMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOCIOLOGY SOLID FUELS SUGAR CANE TIMBER WIND SPEED WOOD 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. 2014-04-22T20:14:28Z 2014-04-22T20:14:28Z 2005-04 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 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) technical paper series;no. 071 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Nicaragua |
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AID PROGRAMS CENTRAL AMERICA CHARCOAL CHARCOAL PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FIREWOOD FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FUEL INCOME INCOMES LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS PACIFIC REGION PRODUCERS RECLAMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOCIOLOGY SOLID FUELS SUGAR CANE TIMBER WIND SPEED WOOD |
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AID PROGRAMS CENTRAL AMERICA CHARCOAL CHARCOAL PRODUCTION DEFORESTATION ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FIREWOOD FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FUEL INCOME INCOMES LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS PACIFIC REGION PRODUCERS RECLAMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOCIOLOGY SOLID FUELS SUGAR CANE TIMBER WIND SPEED WOOD Engracia de Trinidad, Maria Cassagne, Bernard Girard, Philippe Massé, René Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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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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Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper |
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Engracia de Trinidad, Maria Cassagne, Bernard Girard, Philippe Massé, René |
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Engracia de Trinidad, Maria Cassagne, Bernard Girard, Philippe Massé, René |
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Engracia de Trinidad, Maria |
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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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Emergency Project : Sustainable Charcoal Production in Posoltega Following Hurricane Mitch |
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emergency project : sustainable charcoal production in posoltega following hurricane mitch |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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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 |
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