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Author and Title	Klingshirn, A., "Integrating Household Energy into Rural Development Programmes"
Article in	October 2000
Available online at	http://www.energia.org
End use	Energy for households
Energy technology
Issue	Planning methodology
Level	Case study, policy advice
Description	Despite urbanisation, most people in developing countries still live in rural areas and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Agricultural production is the basis of rural economies, but other rural industries such as fish smoking, beer brewing, production of simple agricultural tools and tea and coffee drying also provide essential livelihoods in most rural areas. The women carry many of the activities out in to close to the household. The author argues therefore, that since household energy plays a large role in women's work, one of the most effective ways of supporting rural development is by integrating household energy activities into all types of rural development programmes. This article sets out the benefits and limitations of this approach, drawing on practical experiences in development projects in East and West Africa.

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