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Author and Title	HEDON, "Household Energy and Agenda 21; HEDON Discussion Paper No. 1"
Article in	Discussion paper of HEDON Meeting, September 1995, Lund, Sweden
Available online at	http://www.ecoharmony.com/agenda21
End use	Household energy
Energy technology	Renewable energy in general
Issue	Women's health and needs; global change
Level	Programme plan
Description	This paper examines the contributions that appropriate household energy policies and practices can make to meeting the aims of Agenda 21. These are identified as: combating deforestation and desertification; protecting the earth's atmosphere; promoting education and the position of women; health; strengthening NGOs and the private sector; ensuring sustainable fuel supply; improving agricultural productivity; combating poverty; and improving planning and architecture with a view to energy conservation and efficiency. It also includes examples of some of the activities undertaken by the Household Energy Development Organisations' Network (HEDON) members. The paper examines some of the problems arising from present modes of household energy use in developing countries, and looks at some possible solutions. Its central theme is that government and communities must take measures to ensure that supply for future energy demand is covered, and that energy is used in the cleanest and most efficient manner possible.

This bibliography item provided with financial support of the Department for International Development of the UK Government (DFID) and ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy