Abstract
Majority of the rural people from developing countries are dependent on agriculture sector and the major source of energy is traditional biomass. Due to radical climate changes, their dependency on traditional biomass and agriculture sector increases their vulnerability and deteriorates the environment as well. Therefore, this study attempts to highlight the potential of using renewable energy options to reduce this vulnerability. The focus of present research is the efficient utilization of solar energy and biomass using improved cooking stoves. Additionally, the vulnerability can be reduced by optimizing solar energy utilization and enhanced individuals' adaptive capacity with the use of improved cooking stoves. The environmental benefits of the use of improved cooking stoves through solar energy are also discussed. It is concluded that the efficient use of biomass and solar energy reduce individuals' susceptibility and improve their socio-economic status, education, health and climate change as well. These findings provide the guidelines to the regulators that they should enhance their focus towards renewable energy to reduce this vulnerability. Keywords: Health Benefits, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Biomass. Climate ChangeJEL Classifications: Q26; Q54DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.10216
Highlights
The utilization of the sources of renewable energy (RE) has remained a matter of attention for centuries, yet its potential has recently been recognized in terms of enhanced scope
The present study has revealed that the REs used for the purpose of Rural Electrification (REC) and efficient biomass usage, has the potential to augment the adaptive capacity of individuals, which in turn, significantly improve their climate change adaptation in rural areas of LDCs and developing countries
It is crucial that concerned authorities and their development partners must put mechanisms in place that can increase the access to RE and provide effective ways of biomass combustion amongst the poor rural households to reduce their vulnerability to climate change which previously not focused
Summary
The utilization of the sources of renewable energy (RE) has remained a matter of attention for centuries, yet its potential has recently been recognized in terms of enhanced scope. The focus of several governments was the central electricity grid, which has failed to meet the energy demands of rural households, which in turn, left the masses to depend on biomass sources. Only a fraction of population has access to the solar energy and they are not using for cooking due to the fact that the amount of energy required for cooking is higher than that of provided by the standalone units of solar electricity (Hou et al, 2017) This leaves a huge population in rural areas dependent on biomass (wood fuel) for cooking purposes. This study aims at exploring the potentials of RE alternatives to reduce people’s vulnerability in rural areas in addition to exploring the potential of these REs in limiting deforestation in developing economies
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