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TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program

Robinson, Benjamin L.; Clifford, Mike J.; Jewitt, Sarah

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Authors

Benjamin L. Robinson

SARAH JEWITT SARAH.JEWITT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Human Geography and Development



Abstract

Set against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, and the need to increase biomass Improved Cookstove (ICS) adoption and sustained use across the globe, this paper presents an evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s (PAN) Results Based Financing for Improved Cookstove Market Development in Nepal (RBF) project, which was conducted between January and April 2020. Nepal has a long history of International Development assistance, yet 65.8% of rural households still use firewood as their primary source of energy. With this in mind we aimed to understand the barriers, enablers and engagement strategies for the adoption and sustained use of Improved Cookstoves (ICS), map key stakeholder role perceptions and interactions, and identify areas for improvement to increase the sustained use of ICS in the focus communities. This paper uses the methodological approach from the qualitative Technology Implementation Model for Energy (TIME) for the data collection and analysis elements. Our core results show a direct need for improved communication between all key stakeholder groups, the impact of demand and supply side financial incentives in creating reputational risk for community-based key stakeholders, and how the RBF mechanism promotes initial end-user adoption but not sustained use of ICS due to a focus on immediate results.

Citation

Robinson, B. L., Clifford, M. J., & Jewitt, S. (2021). TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program. Energies, 14(10), Article 2891. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102891

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 11, 2021
Online Publication Date May 17, 2021
Publication Date May 17, 2021
Deposit Date May 19, 2021
Publicly Available Date May 19, 2021
Journal Energies
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 10
Article Number 2891
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102891
Keywords General Computer Science
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5561430
Publisher URL https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/10/2891

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