More Trees and More Biomass Energy Options for Increased Energy Security within Households in Navakholo Sub-County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorWaudo, Stacey
dc.contributor.authorKoske, James
dc.contributor.authorWaswa, Fuchaka
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-19T13:51:45Z
dc.date.available2023-10-19T13:51:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractTo date, most rural households in Navakholo constituency rely on wood fuel for domestic energy requirements, especially cooking. The increasing population is putting a lot of pressure on tree cover, its role in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation notwithstanding. Switching to energy alternatives within the biomass domain presents a policy option to increase access to household energy. This paper reports on the emerging trends in this regard. Spatial survey was used to track land use and tree cover changes from 1990-2022. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from a sample size of 395 respondents selected through systematic random sampling. A majority (78.9%) of the respondents indicated having adequate (covering over 10% of the land) tree cover, with woodlots accounting for 39.8% and trees planted along fences at 37.3%. Nevertheless, 43.4% of the households indicated that the fuelwood supply was not able to meet household energy demand. Chi-square analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between household biomass usage, tree density and adequacy of fuel wood in the area (p = .004 and p = .004), indicating that firewood remains the choice energy source despite the apparent diminishing tree cover. This paper calls for the need to increase tree cover and access to alternative biomass options.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWaudo, S., Koske, J. & Waswa, F.(2023). More Trees and More Biomass Energy Options for Increased Energy Security within Households in Navakholo Sub-County, Kenya. East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 6(1), 178-197. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.6.1.1278.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.6.1.1278
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27040
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEANSOen_US
dc.subjectTree Coveren_US
dc.subjectBiomass Optionsen_US
dc.subjectEnergy Securityen_US
dc.subjectRural Householden_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleMore Trees and More Biomass Energy Options for Increased Energy Security within Households in Navakholo Sub-County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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