Timor Leste

Addressing Energy Poverty in Timor Leste: Full Report
Reports
Author: Mercy Corps
Date: February 2009
Synopsis: This report documents energy poverty and its implications through a study conducted by Mercy Corps Climate Change Unit. The study has two components: a field assessment of energy poverty in three districts of Timor Leste, and a review of the experiences of previous community energy projects and related government energy policy. The findings point to an urgent need to convene government, private sector and the NGO-Donor community to take a united and systematic approach to the problem of energy poverty and its social and environmental costs.

Sri Lanka

Environmental Health Risk and the Use of Biomass Stoves in Sri Lanka
Reports
Author: RTI International
Date: October 2010
Synopsis: This research brief examines environmental health risks in Sri Lanka due to indoor air pollution (IAP) from biomass stove use. As Sri Lanka has burgeoning aging and young populations, IAP poses significant health risks for large segments of the population that are likely to be at home during biomass stove operation. Further research and analysis are required to inform public health policy, advocacy and interventions.

Safe Access to Firewood and Alternative Energy in the North of Sri Lanka: An Appraisal Report
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: June 2010
Synopsis: This report, part of a series of assessments conducted by WFP and the Women’s Refugee Commission based on the IASC Task Force SAFE guidance, appraises the effects of fuel scarcity on the protection, environment and health/nutrition of WFP beneficiaries in conflict-affected North Sri Lanka. The report concludes with a proposed approach to fully integrate cooking energy needs into the assistance provided to conflict-affected returnees in the North.

Notes From the Field: Giancarlo Stopponi, World Food Programme, Sri Lanka: Introducing Anagi Stoves
Notes From the Field
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: January 2010
Synopsis: These notes, part of a series of briefs written by practitioners exclusively for the Fuel Network, document the roll out of fuel-efficient Anagi stoves in Sri Lankan IDP camps in 2009.

Thailand

Energy Supply to Burmese Refugees in Thailand: A Follow-up Evaluation for the Burmese Border Consortium
Reports
Author: Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC)
Date: August 2003
Synopsis: This evaluation was commissioned by the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) to review the current cooking fuel supply situation, and make recommendations on types of fuel, size of ration, pricing, contracting, quality control, delivery and distribution in nine Burmese refugee camps along Thailand’s western border.

Review of Fuel Supply to Refugees on the Thailand/Myanmar Border Reports
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: May 2000
Synopsis: This document summarizes a technical review of the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBCC) cooking fuel program in refugee camps along the western border of Thailand. The document includes an introduction to fuel briquettes, an overview of energy supply and demand, and recommendations promoting better stoves, alternative fuels, and improved quality control.