Latin America & Caribbean

Haiti
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Haiti

Building Back a Better Haiti: The Need for Cooking Fuel              
Reports
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date: April 2010
Synopsis: This Women’s Refugee Commission op-ed provides an overview of the joint assessment of post-earthquake cooking fuel needs in Haiti, conducted by the Women’s Refugee Commission and the World Food Programme (WFP), with an eye towards ‘building back’ a better household energy strategy. Recommendations for a three-phase cooking fuel strategy for three distinct types of affected populations are provided.

Haiti Trip Report                  
Reports
Author: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) & Darfur Stoves Project (DSP)
Date: April 2010
Synopsis: This report describes a fact-finding mission to assess the current situation regarding stove use in Haiti, as well as opportunities for intervention. Recommendations on a number of deliverables are provided, including feedback and observations on a variety of stoves, both traditional and improved, including the StoveTec stove and Berkeley-Darfur Stove. The report further evaluates supply chain and manufacturing capabilities in Haiti, as well as potential partner organizations for collaboration. 

Cooking Fuel Needs in Haiti: A Rapid Assessment                       
Reports
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission & World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: March 2010
Synopsis: In February 2010, the Women’s Refugee Commission and WFP undertook the first rapid needs assessment on Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy in Humanitarian Settings (SAFE) in Haiti. This document describes the food/fuel situation in Haiti post-earthquake, and the related protection, livelihoods, environmental and camp management concerns. The document concludes with recommendations for a coordinated, multi-sectoral fuel strategy to address the immediate, medium and long-term energy needs in Haiti.

Rapid Assessment Tool: Cooking Fuel Needs in Emergencies        
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date: February 2010
Synopsis: This is the tool used by the Women’s Refugee Commission and World Food Programme for their rapid fuel needs assessment in Haiti, February 2010. This document is a draft for field testing.

Cooking Fuel and the Humanitarian Response in Haiti: Key Messages and Guidance for Action           
Reports
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Date: February 2010
Synopsis: This advocacy brief presents guidance for action on cooking fuel and the humanitarian response in post-earthquake Haiti for the camp management, shelter, environment, food & nutrition, health, information, education and communication (IEC), livelihoods, development & food security and protection sectors.


Honduras
Notes from the field: Alternative fuels in Honduras                  
Notes From The Field
Author: Board Member, Solar Cookers International
Date: February 2008
Synopsis: These notes provide a practical example of demonstrating alternative fuels in Honduras.  They include guidelines and considerations that should be addressed before broader implementation of such programs.