Improved Cook Stoves in Nepal

Action program for strengthening improved cookstoves in Nepal

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There has been a consensus in recent years about the importance of ICS and the need for a new approach for ICS dissemination among existing program implementers and stakeholders. Assisted by CRT/N, need for an ICS networking among the related partner organizations have been realized and established in 1995 to facilitate various aspects of ICS development in the country.

To strengthen the existing network, CRT/N, as Country Contact Point (CCP) of Asia Regional Cookstove Program (ARECOP), Indonesia in Nepal is coordinating the implementation of this "Action Program for Strengthening ICS Networks in Nepal " since August 2000. The program has completed the I and II phase respectively and currently undertaking the III phase of the program which will lasts till February 2008.This program initiatives will serve as complementary efforts to the various initiatives undertaken by network organizations and also on the efforts of National ICS Programs of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG/N) in the 10th five year plan.

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Future Nepal as a new member in ICS Netwrok (Published: 2009-02-16)

Future Nepal as a new member in ICS Netwrok
  • Due to the favorable situation currently prevailing in


Participation in Country Contact Point (CCP) Meeting of Asia Regional Cookstove Program(Published: 2009-02-16)

Participation in Country Contact Point (CCP) Meeting of Asia Regional Cookstove Program
  • Asia Regional Cookstove Program (ARECOP), Indonesia organized a Country Contact Point meeting in Cambodia on 22-25 April 2008. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the progress...


Participation at Carbon Solidarity Asia Foundation Workshop(Published: 2009-02-16)

Participation at Carbon Solidarity Asia Foundation Workshop
  • Renewable Energy, Environment and Solidarity Group (GERES), Cambodia and ARECOP, Indonesia organized the Carbon Solidarity Asia Foundation workshop from 25-26 April 2008 in Phnom Penh...


New District ICS Network Coordinator in Makawanpur(Published: 2009-02-16)

New District ICS Network Coordinator in Makawanpur
  • Recently, a new District ICS Network has been established in Makawanpur district in central Nepal. With this development, a total of 10 ICS Network coordinators now exist in 9 distric...


Orientation on Student Support Program (Published: 2009-02-16)

Orientation on Student Support Program
  • In order to disseminate information on Student Support Program more widely and in systematic way, an orientation session was conducted on 12th May 2008 at CRT/N. Representatives from ...


Participation in “Advanced Training on ICS Performance Test and Monitoring” (Published: 2009-02-16)

Participation in “Advanced Training on ICS Performance Test and Monitoring”
  • In response to the need and development of improved cook stove, and also the present trends in biomass energy sector, ARECOP in collaboration with Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PC...


Testing of ICS at CRT/N(Published: 2009-02-16)

Testing of ICS at CRT/N
  • In order to respond the current trend in biomass energy use, or more specifically improved cook stove, the technical testing of the stoves disseminated by CRT/N was performed in conju...


IICS Test at ICRC using HOBO and UCB Particle Monitor (Published: 2009-02-16)

IICS Test at ICRC using HOBO and UCB Particle Monitor
  • Under the sponsorship of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), CRT/N conducted a technical study of improved smokeless stoves installed in ICRC premises. ICRC has been invo...


Study on Opportunities in ICS Dissemination (Published: 2009-02-16)

Study on Opportunities in ICS Dissemination
  • With support from the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), CRT/N along with GERES, Cambodia and ARECOP, Indonesia has been involved in a regional level study on \"Opportunities...


District Expansion of National Biomass Program(Published: 2009-02-16)

District Expansion of National Biomass Program
  • National Biomass Program managed by Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)/Energy Sector Assistance Program (ESAP) supported by DANIDA and NORAD have extended the program district...


Information and Awareness Campaign on Indoor Air Pollution and Kitchen Management cum Biomass Energy(Published: 2009-02-16)

Information and Awareness Campaign on Indoor Air Pollution and Kitchen Management cum Biomass Energy
  • National ICS Network and Regional Renewable Energy Service Centre (RRESC), Kathmandu jointly organized “Information and Awareness Campaign on Indoor Air pollution and Kitchen Manageme...


Bio-Briquette Production Training to Local ICS Promoters of Kabhrepalanchok District(Published: 2009-02-16)

Bio-Briquette Production Training to Local ICS Promoters of Kabhrepalanchok District
  • Community Improvement Forum, Nepal (CIF-Nepal), District ICS Network Coordinator, organized “Bio-Briquette Production Training to Local ICS Promoters” in Kabhrepalanchok district. The...


District Network Meeting in Makawanpur(Published: 2009-02-16)

District Network Meeting in Makawanpur
  • Future Nepal, the new District ICS Network Coordinator for Makawanpur district, organized first network meeting in on 25 November 2008. The representatives from various government org...


Strengthening Capacity of District ICS Network Members(Published: 2009-02-16)

Strengthening Capacity of District ICS Network Members
  • With an aim to strengthen the institutional capacity of District ICS Network members, National ICS Network organized “Proposal Writing and Project Management Training” from 25-27 Dece...


Support to Students for Conduction of Research Works(Published: 2009-02-16)

Support to Students for Conduction of Research Works
  • CRT/N has been encouraging students by providing technical backups and grant support to carry out research on biomass related topics. In 2008, National ICS Network and Gender, Energy ...


Upcoming Event on Training on Bio-briquette Production to Local ICS Promoters (Published: 2008-11-14)

Upcoming Event on Training on Bio-briquette Production to Local ICS Promoters
  • Community Improvement Forum-Nepal (CIF Nepal) as the District Network Coordinator at Kabhrepalanchowk with support from Asia Regional Cookstove Program (ARECOP) and Centre for Rural Technology, N...

Upcoming Event(Published: 2008-11-14)

Upcoming Event
  • With an objective to orient and familiarize the field technical coordinators working on improved cook stove programs on stove testing protocols and also to provide them with hands on skill training on...

Orientation to the Acadamic Institutions(Published: 2008-05-27)

Orientation to the Acadamic Institutions
  • With an objective to share the information about network activites under Improved Cookstove  Network (ICS) supported by Asia Regional
    Cookstove Program (ARECOP), Indonesia and Gender, Energy ...

Participation in ARECOP CCP Meeting(Published: 2008-05-08)

Participation in ARECOP CCP Meeting
  • Nanda Ram Baidya, Management Advisor and Pratikshya Pradhan, Program Officer of Centre for Rural Technology,


Briefing on ICS Network on the visit of Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology(Published: 2006-02-01)

Briefing on ICS Network on the visit of Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
  • Secretary of MOEST, Mr. Soyambhu Man Amatya along with Dr. Madan
    Bahadur Basnyat, Executive Director Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
    visited Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal on Jun...

Briefing on ICS Network on visit of Prof. Kirk Smith(Published: 2006-02-01)

Briefing on ICS Network on visit of Prof. Kirk Smith
  • Prof. Dr. Kirk Smith from School of Public Health at the University of
    California, Berkeley visited Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N)
    on June 6, 2005 in the course of his visit ...

Memorandum of Understanding Between Kathmandu University and CRT/N(Published: 2006-02-01)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Kathmandu University and CRT/N
  • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Kathmandu
    University and Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N) on June 2,
    2005 at CRT/N library. MoU was signed by Prof. Dines...