Integrated Approach to Sustainable Cooking Solutions

About this project

Charcoal is a primary source of energy for cooking in Tanzania with 60.5% of urban households using it. Unsustainable production and utilization of charcoal result in wide-spread environmental damages and is a key driver of forest degradation and partly contributing to deforestation. Increased demand for charcoal is driven by rapid urbanization and high relative prices, scarcity or unavailability of alternative fuels. The overall objective of the action is to contribute to reduced climate change impact in Tanzania. The specific objectives are to increase production of sustainable wood-fuel in rural areas and increase usage of modern and clean cooking solutions in urban areas.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Tanzania

Sectors

Forestry policy and administrative managementClean cooking appliances manufacturing, market development and distributionFuelwood/charcoalBusiness development services

Focus

Biodiversity · Also contributesGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Places

TZ - Tanzania

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2020-ACT-D-40142-00.

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