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SUMMARY - KENYA

The Kenya National Stakeholders Workshop was held in Nairobi on the 14th November at the Mayfair Hotel and was attended by 15 people.

Ottavia Mazzoni, the ESD Project Manager, briefly introduced the project to the participants, stating the rationale of the research.

Following this, Jane Njuguna of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute explained the Kenyan context of the project, in terms of research and the historical background of fuel substitution in Kenya.

The morning session continued with a report by Stephen Mutimba of EAA of the survey results so far. After a first round of comments and questions, Charles Kirubi, of RETAP, Kenya demonstrated the potential links between fuel substitution and poverty among traditional fuel suppliers. The presentation also highlighted the backward and forward links of fuel substitution on suppliers and consumers alike.

The main discussion focussed on the issue of choice of fuels for urban households. Participants also discussed how the lack of a general policy on traditional fuels may have affected and still affects the traditional fuel sector.

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SUMMARY - ETHIOPIA

The Ethiopia National Stakeholders Workshop was held in Addis Ababa on the 21st November at the Ghion Hotel and was attended by 19 people. Mr Omar Geta of the Addis Resources Development Company (ARDCO) chaired the workshop.

After the project introduction, Melessew Shanko from Megen Power presented the historical background of fuel substitution in Ethiopia, reporting on the traditional fuel crisis in the 80s and the government response to it. Following this, Teketel Abebe of the Forum for Social Studies presented the survey results so far.

Some of the participants suggested that the sample size is too small at this stage to be representative of the situation in Addis. A second round of surveys will then be undertaken to fill the gaps and have a better picture of the traditional fuel suppliers sector. Participants also recognised the need to investigate the organisational differences between the purely informal sector of women carriers and vendors and the more organised lorry transport and retail sales.

The links between poverty and fuel substitution were highlighted by Ottavia Mazzoni. Most of the participants recognised that the research needs to be focused on poverty in the very specific context of fuel suppliers to be effective.

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SUMMARY - UGANDA

The meeting was organised by REDC, the Ugandan project partner, at the Fairway Hotel in Kampala. 15 people participated to the meeting representing the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment and the Department of Urban Planning, as well as the Forestry Department and GTZ. A journalist from the Ugandan newspaper The New Vision attended the meeting: an article will soon be published.

The meeting commenced with a presentation of the project objectives, methodology and activities completed so far. Arthur Mugyenzi (REDC) then presented some background information on fuel mix in Uganda and biomass fuel supply chain. An historical background paper on fuel substitution in Uganda is currently under preparation and will highlight the relevance of this research for Kampala and Uganda in general.

This presentation was followed by a presentation (Mark Ejangu) of the survey results so far, and a discussion based on the data gathered. The meeting then continued with general discussions and a presentation about the strategy for identifying poverty and livelihood indicators for the poverty analysis. A high level of interest was shown and participants expressed the will to contribute to the development of the livelihood analysis strategy and tools. In order to allow ongoing contribution ESD decided to update the website with a discussion forum page, where people can upload their comments and suggestions.