Country Action Plan for Clean Cookstoves, 2013 (Bangladesh)

More than 90% of people in Bangladesh use solid fuels for cooking. Fuelwood is becoming increasingly scarce and more expensive, which has pushed many consumers towards other forms of biomass such as crop residues, rice husk briquettes and cow dung. The rapidly expanding population and heavy reliance on biomass has put pressure on Bangladesh’s limited forest resources. Wood-fired cookstoves and open fire also cause household pollution which is a serious health risk.

The Bangladesh Country Action Plan for Clean Cookstoves defines what is needed to kick-start and develop the Bangladesh clean cookstove market. It identifies key barriers to the large scale adoption of clean cookstoves and fuels, the desired outcomes if these barriers are removed, as well as potential intervention options and mechanisms for quickly and effectively taking action.