Domestic Energy Project
Project / Program Summary

Sector(s):	Energy, Environment, Rural Development
Title:	Domestic Energy Project
Donor country:	Danida (Denmark)
Other donors / organisations involved:	none
Beneficiary countries:	Niger
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions:	Ministry of Mines and Energy and Ministry of Water, Power and Environment
Duration:	1998 - 2002
Starting Date:	November 1998
Project / Program budget:	Danish contribution: 22,8 mill. DKK, Nigers contribution: 9,4 mill. DKK
Finance / Type of cooperation:	Technical cooperation

Objectives
To provide a sustainable management of forestry resources and to guarantee a lasting and reliable supply of domestic wood fuel in Niger.
Activities / contents
The project aims at creating a participatory development of 172 villages forests (corresponding to a production of wood of approx. 80,000t per year) and conceiving a method for the development of forestry resources on agricultural land in order to supply fuel wood to the main urban centres. The participatory approach will establish democratic institutions at the base and will create jobs which will be a sources of income to the rural environment.
Expected outcomes / impacts
At the end of the project a national institutional set-up, i.e. Environmental Services and NGOs, will be able to continue the forestry development works on their own with fund form fiscal revenues.
Features in line with the Agenda for Action
The project will ensure a sustainable long-term management of wood resources thus significantly contribute to the fight against desertification.

Department of East and West Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

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