| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Regional study on wood energy today and tomorrow in Asia |
| This study reviews wood energy's role for
traditional and modern uses in the 16 RWEDP member-countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam).
The study is aimed at policy makers in the forestry sector, but it also touches upon policy issues in other sectors, including ag... more |
| English: http://www.rwedp.org/acrobat/fd50.pdf |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Stoves for space heating and cooking in mountainous areas of Asia |
| In February 1996, FAO's Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia (RWEDP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) organized a regional workshop in Nepal on heating stoves. The workshop sought to provide a forum for pooling information, exchanging experience and discussing the achievements of stove practitioners in the region, and to define strategies to o... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGan0007.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Gender and energy planning |
| This paper presents reasons for and purposes of a gender approach in energy planning. Different approaches and suggestions to incorporate the gender perspective into planning activities are also provided. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGan0004.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| The regional wood energy development programme in Asia |
| Asian countries face an increasing need for energy services to support their economic and social development. The Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia (RWEDP) aims to promote improved wood energy systems that are more sustainable and could become competitive with alternative energy sources. Actions are focused on strengthening policy analysis, energy strategy formulation and wood ene... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGre0001.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| AEEMTRC-COGEN-RWEDP Institutional Cooperation |
| AEEMTRC, COGEN and RWEDP are all involved in biomass energy in the ASEAN region. The three organizations have complementary strengths and have agreed to cooperate in various aspects of their work. A Memorandum of Understanding formalizes their cooperation on information relating to wood and biomass energy. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/egdirect/egre0029.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Area-based energy planning: A case study in northern Thailand |
| In order to gain insight into problems related to the availability, collection and analysis of data for energy planning at the area-based level, a case study was conducted in Phrao District, northern Thailand, by the FAO Regional Wood Energy Development Programme (RWEDP). This study followed and documented the planning process from the identification of data requirements to the impact analysis of ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/egdirect/egre0013.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Examples of biomass energy use: Indonesia and Denmark |
| Many wood-processing industries simply dump their woodwaste, causing significant environmental pollution. At the same time, these same industries are purchasing oil for fuel. However, some of these industries are beginning to consider innovative approaches to meet their fuel needs and decrease levels of pollution. This paper looks at initiatives in Denmark and Indonesia. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/egdirect/egre0028.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Modern industrial biomass energy technologies |
| This paper reports on a regional consultation organized by the FAO Regional Wood Energy Development Programme (RWEDP) in Genting Highlands/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (6-9 January 1997). It provided a forum for senior officials at the policy level to exchange information, and discuss the status and problems of modern technologies and systems for the efficient use of wood and biomass in the various RWED... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/egdirect/egre0012.htm |
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