EXPLORING THE OPTIONS FOR FUELWOOD POLICIES TO SUPPORT POVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES: EVOLVING DIMENSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Forests, Trees and Livelihoods
- Vol. 17 (4), 269-292
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2007.9752604
Abstract
Access to secure and affordable energy supplies is widely acknowledged as a critical foundation for sustainable development; inadequate access exacerbates household poverty. In the developing world poor households are frequently reliant upon fuel wood for all or most of their energy needs. However, national poverty alleviation policies commonly do not consider fuelwood within their strategies, and similarly, energy policies rarely consider the poverty alleviation potential of a comprehensive fuelwood strategy. Consequently, synergies between poverty alleviation and energy policies—with fuelwood (and its derivates) as the bridge—are needed. This paper discusses this potential using South Africa as a case example. The current policy environment that either favours or hinders a linkage between the poverty and energy sectors and policy options and strategies available to develop such links, are discussed.Keywords
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