does socio-cultural factor determine biomass fuels use in marginalised areas of nigeria? oluwakemi...
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DOES SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTOR DETERMINE
BIOMASS FUELS USE IN MARGINALISED AREAS OF
NIGERIA?
Oluwakemi Akintan| School of Geography| University of Nottingham
MEGS Christmas Event, University of Birmingham, UK| 15th December 2010
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BackgroundBiomass fuels – (wood, charcoal, animal dung, agricultural wastes, sawdust) are used by about 80% of the rural populace in developing countries for cooking, heating and lighting
(Ezzati, 2005; Smith et al. 2003)
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Aim of the study
Is to unravel the socio-cultural factors underlying the use of
biomass fuel in peri-urban areas of Nigeria.
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Methodology
On-Site observation
Qualitative method – interviews
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Preliminary Findings‘...our forefathers made use of firewood
to cook and light their houses; they even lived longer than this present
generation...’ HH 1
‘...the pollution we suffer is not from the fuel wood, it is nature (breeze) that
brings the pollution...’ HH 3
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Cont..
‘...cooking with sacred trees causes still birth or abortion
among women...’ HH 5
‘...this is all that we know in cooking our food. It is fast in cooking and very
convenient for us...’HH 7
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Cont..
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ImpactPoor Air Quality
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ImpactAccumulation of soot in homes
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Conclusion
Existing beliefs and norms in communities is vital in
understanding indoor air pollution: Guide for Appropriate
Technology/Intervention
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Thank you