Second Sustainable and Participatory Energy Management (PROGEDE II)

The project development objective is to increase the availability of diversified household fuels in a sustainable way, and to increase the income of affected communities while preserving the forest ecosystems.This will be met by: (i) Increasing wood-fuels production;(ii) Increasing alternative household fuels for cooking purposes(iii) Reducing deforestation in target zones;(iv) Reducing net CO2 emissions through the regeneration and protection of forests put under sustainable management;(v) Increasing income of participating villages, and local communities, with special attention to women, both from charcoal production and other income generating activities;(vi) completing the reform of the charcoal value chain; and(vii) improving the training, information, and participation of women in alleconomic activities and improving their participation in decision-making institutions and processes.