Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia

Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty line on less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day....

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS USE CAPACITY BUILDING CHARCOAL CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COOK STOVE COOK STOVES COOKING COOKING FUELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEFORESTATION DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERING WOMEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FUEL FUEL WOOD GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER RELATIONS GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LEVEL LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOW INCOME LPG MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NGOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POST-CONFLICT POWER PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ROLE OF GENDER RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEMAND RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL ENERGY TRADITIONAL FUELS TRADITIONAL STOVE URBAN AREAS VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222386/building-tradition-way-womens-empowerment-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10066

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spelling	okr-10986-100662021-04-23T14:02:48Z Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia World Bank AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS USE CAPACITY BUILDING CHARCOAL CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COOK STOVE COOK STOVES COOKING COOKING FUELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEFORESTATION DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERING WOMEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FUEL FUEL WOOD GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER RELATIONS GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LEVEL LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOW INCOME LPG MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NGOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POST-CONFLICT POWER PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ROLE OF GENDER RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEMAND RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL ENERGY TRADITIONAL FUELS TRADITIONAL STOVE URBAN AREAS VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty line on less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day. Even though Cambodia is a low income country, the cost of electricity is one of the world's highest due to limited domestic energy resources. Over ninety percent of energy used for cooking comes from wood and charcoal, contributing to increased deforestation. Women traditionally shoulder the burdens of collecting wood and cooking in Cambodian society. They to produce ceramic cook stoves with the goal of empowering women spend an average of three to four hours a day on energy-related activities such as gathering fuel wood, boiling water, and cooking. This report identified the unique role women play in rural Cambodian households, and describes a pilot initiative, reducing deforestation and pollution, and promoting healthier more vibrant communities. 2012-08-13T10:19:13Z 2012-08-13T10:19:13Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222386/building-tradition-way-womens-empowerment-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10066 English Social Development Notes CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Cambodia
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topic	AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS USE CAPACITY BUILDING CHARCOAL CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COOK STOVE COOK STOVES COOKING COOKING FUELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEFORESTATION DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERING WOMEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FUEL FUEL WOOD GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER RELATIONS GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LEVEL LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOW INCOME LPG MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NGOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POST-CONFLICT POWER PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ROLE OF GENDER RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEMAND RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL ENERGY TRADITIONAL FUELS TRADITIONAL STOVE URBAN AREAS VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD
spellingShingle	AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS USE CAPACITY BUILDING CHARCOAL CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COOK STOVE COOK STOVES COOKING COOKING FUELS COST OF ELECTRICITY DEFORESTATION DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC STATUS ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERING WOMEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FUEL FUEL WOOD GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER RELATIONS GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LEVEL LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOCAL COMMUNITY LOW INCOME LPG MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NGOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POST-CONFLICT POWER PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ROLE OF GENDER RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEMAND RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL ENERGY TRADITIONAL FUELS TRADITIONAL STOVE URBAN AREAS VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD World Bank Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
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description	Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty line on less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day. Even though Cambodia is a low income country, the cost of electricity is one of the world's highest due to limited domestic energy resources. Over ninety percent of energy used for cooking comes from wood and charcoal, contributing to increased deforestation. Women traditionally shoulder the burdens of collecting wood and cooking in Cambodian society. They to produce ceramic cook stoves with the goal of empowering women spend an average of three to four hours a day on energy-related activities such as gathering fuel wood, boiling water, and cooking. This report identified the unique role women play in rural Cambodian households, and describes a pilot initiative, reducing deforestation and pollution, and promoting healthier more vibrant communities.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	World Bank
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title	Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
title_short	Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
title_full	Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
title_fullStr	Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed	Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
title_sort	building on tradition as the way to women’s empowerment in cambodia
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222386/building-tradition-way-womens-empowerment-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10066
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Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia

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