AREVALO J. 2016. Improving woodfuel governance in Burkina Faso: The experts' assesment. Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 57, May 2016, Pages 1398–1408
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.178.
Over 80% of Sub-Saharan
population depend on woodfuels as their main energy source, mainly firewood and
charcoal. In Burkina Faso, despite the absence of reliable studies, this
dependency is expected to continue and even increase in the next decades. With
some of the highest annual population increments and lowest indexes of human
development in the world, Burkina Faso is also among the most vulnerable
countries to climate change. This study examines the challenges of governance,
production and use of woodfuels in Burkina Faso on the basis of an extensive
literature review and the views elicited through 13 in-depth interviews with
local experts. With poverty as the underlying driver, agricultural expansion is
identified as the principle driver of deforestation, followed by woodfuel
production. Intensification of agriculture, agroforestry practices and
promotion of on non-timber forest product businesses are some of the key
opportunities recognised. While decentralisation is seen as an opportunity for
sustainable resource management, the lack of resources, unclear tenure regime
and corruption need to be urgently addressed. An improved management system in
the Forest Management Units is also needed to avoid forest degradation. The 20
concrete recommendations made in the study should be further investigated for
their consideration in a future wood energy strategy.
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| Firewood truck bound to Ouagadougou |
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