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Assessing woodfuel supply and demand in displacement settings

Year of publication 2016

Pages 54 p.

Author Henry M., Thulstrup A., Gianvenuti A., D’Annunzio R.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109284-2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This manual presents a methodology for assessing woodfuel supply and demand at the level of the displacement camp through the collection of primary data in the field and remote sensing analysis. The methodology uses a multi-sectoral approach to assess the energy-related needs and challenges of people in both displaced and host communities. The first part of the manual presents the methodology for assessing demand for woodfuel, which is structured around four sequential steps. Each step provides guidance and tools for collecting data and information, based on the specific targeted area and population. The second part of the manual describes the methodology for assessing the woodfuel supply of the targeted area, based on a combination of field measurements and temporal change analysis of very high resolution satellite imagery for the different land cover classes that provide woody biomass. This section is also structured around four sequential steps.

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