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This working paper presents household energy needs for cooking and space heating in Georgia. While a quarter of the rural population use firewood for cooking in Georgia, 80 percent of rural households additionally rely on forestry resources for heating. Even where natural gas is accessible, households still consume firewood because of deep rooted cultural practices and the lack of affordable alternatives.

This report was drafted based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Situational Assessment and Stakeholder Mapping with the Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART). HEART is part of the Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST) developed by the WHO to promote clean and safe energy interventions in the home. CHEST is an analytical framework that contains tools for assessment of the current state of household energy use, air pollution and health impacts. The toolkit is intended to help professionals and policymakers implement the recommendations found in the WHO Guidelines on indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.

This working paper presents household energy needs for cooking and space heating in Georgia. While a quarter of the rural population use firewood for cooking in Georgia, 80 percent of rural households additionally rely on forestry resources for heating. Even where natural gas is accessible, households still consume firewood because of deep rooted cultural practices and the lack of affordable alternatives.

This report was drafted based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Situational Assessment and Stakeholder Mapping with the Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART). HEART is part of the Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST) developed by the WHO to promote clean and safe energy interventions in the home. CHEST is an analytical framework that contains tools for assessment of the current state of household energy use, air pollution and health impacts. The toolkit is intended to help professionals and policymakers implement the recommendations found in the WHO Guidelines on indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.

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