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Item Assessment of Parabolic Solar Cooker as Alternative Cooking Fuel and Users’ Perception towards it in Beldangi Refugee Camp, Damak(Faculty of Environmental Science, 2016) Nepal, Khyam RajThis study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of Solar Cooker (SK-14) in Beldangi Refugee camp, Damak, Nepal and its contribution towards the sustainability. A questionnaire survey in user’s household was conducted to assess the user’s attitudes and field sample survey was conducted for the assessment of the saved amount of biomass and fuel related CO2emission compare to baseline cooking technology. Solar cooker has been used for cooking purpose along with solid biomass as briquette coal and fuel wood. According to the survey data the average numbers of hours using solar cooker is about 4 hour (3.95) per day,663 hrs in a year as average number of days using solar cooker is 46 days in per 100 days. Among these facts 74 % of respondent’s family uses daily, 22% respondent’s family uses occasionally and rest 4% are not using due to partial damage or lack of space. The user’s expressed their satisfactions regarding the operation of SK-14, found to have 11% excellent, 55% goods, 17% satisfactory, 11% poor and 6% very poor performance. The amount of heat energy contributed by the SK- 14 throughout the year is 1068.1 MJ for the cooking (average 663 hrs as effective operating hours in a year) with average power of 430watt. Again the amount of CO2 emission reduction by one solar cooker in one year is found to be 3.906 tons if baseline cooking technology is traditional cook, which is equivalent to 1065.95 kg of fuelwood. Similarly, the amount of CO2 emission reduction when improved cook stove is found to be 1.953 tons per year per solar cooker and this is equivalent to 532.75kg of fuel wood.Item Status of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) in Rural Nepal(Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2017-03) Basnyat, ShobhaThe study entitled was carried out in Nareshwor Village Development Committee (VDC) of Gorkha district on the topic, Impact of cooking Stove (ICS) in Rural Nepal. In this topic we try to analyse the financial requirement and cost of ICS, also try to identify health impact on women and children and lastly try to identify causes of drop out of ICS user of the study area. For the study, Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) installed households were selected randomly including both men and women. The study cover only one ward i.e. 4, of Nareshwor VDC.The study was based on primary as well as secondary sources of information. The secondary information was collected from previous researches, journals, publications and related materials of ICS. The research technique included household survey, interview with key informants and field observation. A total of 50 respondents were selected. Literacy rate of the respondents was fairly satisfactory. Mostly people of Nareshwor VDC are engaged in agriculture sector. A large population of the respondent has income of 12000-15000. The people of Nareshwor VDC have accepted improved cook stoves. Majority of them have been using 2 holes type of ICS. Shree Swarna Integrated Community Development Centre seen as main motivators to install ICS in Nareswor VDC. Most of the respondents said that maintenance was not required since the installation of ICS.Status of ICS is visible in Nareshwor VDC. It has been able to save fuel wood per month. Majority of respondents of the study area found Chettri. Respondents use ICS for different purpose for eg. Cooking, boiling water, making liquor, animal food etc. Time is also saved in improved cooking stoves in comparison to TCS. ICS also helped to reduce frequency of fuel wood collection since the fuel wood consumption has reduced. Most of the respondents brought fuel wood from community forest. 7 The health problems in women and children were reduced resulting less medical expenses. Reduction in fuel wood collection, illegal tree felling and decreased in fire wood sale help to conserve forest, so forest seen denser in Nareshwor VDC. The utensil are easy to clean as it does not make utensil much black as in traditional cooking stove and it takes less time to clean. Kitchen and surrounding environment also remain net and clean according to the respondents of the study area. Thus, the impact of the ICS is seen positive in Nareshwor VDC.