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Inclusive Private Sector Engagement—A Key to Growth in Malawi’s Urban Cooking Transition

May 27, 2020
Ramzy Kanaan
Admore Chiumia
John Fay
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In Malawi, where the percentage of urban households cooking on charcoal has increased from 44 percent to more than 75 percent between 2011 and 2018,...
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clean energy, climate finance, forest/forestry, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Self-reliance, sustainable landscapes
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While only 5% of Malawi’s rural population use charcoal, it is almost exclusively rural people that produce charcoal illegally from Malawi’s remaining forests to meet the high and growing urban demand.

In Malawi, a Sustainable Landscape Approach Defines a Path to Energy and Livelihood Security

October 17, 2018
Ramzy Kanaan
Gina Althoff
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To understand the state of Malawi’s forests, one must account for energy issues in the country. More than 96% of the 18 million people in Malawi use...
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adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, health, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes
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