The project is investigating the potential of green charcoal
in contributing to the improvement of household livelihoods, increased quality in the value chain of green charcoal production, and climate change mitigation in northern Uganda. A baseline study is being carried out to document the current and potential energy sources from wood fuel and their market distribution as firewood, black charcoal, and green charcoal as well as the variety of cookstoves in use.
The study will explore consumption practices and their effects on household livelihoods (income, health, access to education e.t.c). Additionally, it will explore the potential of green charcoal in mitigating climate change as a result of deforestation and forest degradation.
This study will be informed by Chambers and Conway (1991) framework/model on sustainable household livelihoods. Further, this collaborative pilot project will use transition theories (multi-level perspectives, technological innovation system, etc.) focusing on the interactions between niches, regimes, and landscapes. This calls for the need to interpret the transition to low-carbon sources (green charcoal) through performing interventions (Jorgensen, 2012).
The project is being jointly conducted by teams from Gulu University’s Faculty of Business and Development Studies, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Education and Humanities, and another team from the University of Aalborg Denmark.
