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Barriers to the Adoption of Efficient Energy Strategies Among Refugees in Northern Ghana |
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Among the many pressing issues surrounding the care of refugees, addressing their energy needs is often over-looked. This issue is of vital importance however, especially as it impacts heavily upon the environment. Studies have shown that refugees tend to continue with sources of energy that are familiar to them from previous locations. This can mean bad news for the new environments in which they end up.
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The new survey technique show how to target messages intended to change behaviour
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The TORA identifies the psychological and social barriers concerning a proposed change of behaviour
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In this research TORA was tested on environmental and energy concerns
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It resulted in a considerable uptake of improved stoves for cooking, and revealed the need for management of wild wood collection
 The TORA tool explains the relationship of different expressed attitudes on the decision to adopt improved practice, helping to explain behaviour patterns. It therefore helps isolate the key issues that may be acting as drivers or barriers to positive behaviour. Using evidence from workshops, consultations and 230 household surveys, Gamos applied TORA to the data to identify barriers in the areas of stove use, firewood collection and woodlot management. In the demonstration phase of the project, focused extension messages were developed and applied (using the information gathered during the research phase) among refugees in Northern Ghana.
These focused messages achieved a 51% increase in adoption of improved stoves. To read more about the TORA tool and specific findings from this DFID funded research project please read the project documents.
The summary report is available to read here Barriers To The Adoption Of Efficient Energy Strategies Among Refugees In Northern Ghana - Summary 
The full report is available to read on the project website http://www.fuelwood.info/
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