Practical Action Bangladesh

Mission

Mission: Practical Action aims to help eradicate poverty in developing countries by developing and using technology, and by demonstrating results, sharing knowledge and influencing others. Practical Action-Bangladesh has been implementing several projects since last 5 years for dissemination of improved cook stoves to reduce green house gas emmissions.

Organization Type Non-Governmental Organization

Contact Information

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Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Practical Action - Bangladesh is working for reduction of poverty in the rural and urban areas allover Bangladesh through implementation of varous projects under 3 Programs- Vunlnerability Reduction and natural Resource management, Markets & Livelihoods and Access to infrastructure & services.

Fuels/Technologies: Biogas
Biomass
Solar
 Sectors of Experience: Agriculture
Behavior Change
Energy
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Small Business
Waste mangement		 Countries of Operation: Nepal

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

Yes

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

We are promoting process to make the accessories for cook stoves available in the rural areas.

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

Yes, we are now testing the efficiency of the improved cookstoves in terms of fuel use, smoke reduction, and green house gases, etc.

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

We are sharing our similar experience from our work in Kenya and Nepal.

Relevant Publications or Studies

Published several study reports based on our work on cook stoves in Bangladesh and Srilanka.

Our Contribution to the Partnership

Practical Action would like to participate to share our experience and skill in this field.