Analysis of Potential Interventions for Clean Cooking in Bangladesh

• Country: Bangladesh
• Summary: Analysis of Potential Interventions for Clean Cooking in Bangladesh
• BDT Ref No: 108208896
• Deadline: 10 Oct 2024
• Financier: World Bank (WB)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
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• Expression of Interest are invited for Analysis of Potential Interventions for Clean Cooking in Bangladesh Controlling PM2.5 air pollution is a first environmental health priority. Nearly 160,000 people died from PM2.5 ambient and household air pollution in Bangladesh in 2019, equivalent to 18 percent of all deaths, with the cost of PM2.5 reaching over 8 percent of GDP[1]. PM2.5 household air pollution from the use of solid fuels for cooking caused 69,000 deaths. Solid fuels for cooking were also responsible for 15 percent of ambient PM2.5 and thus causing 13,500 (or nearly 15 percent) of the premature deaths from ambient PM2.5. A first target for ambient air quality management (AQM) in Bangladesh is to reach the Bangladeshi air quality standard of 35µg/m3 of annual average PM2.5 concentrations. In terms of clean cooking, the recently approved National Air Quality Management Plan aims to reach 15 million new households with improved clean cooking solutions, with at least 65 percent of them switching to LPG or electricity, by 2030. In an initial cost-effectiveness analysis, the World Bank identified household adoption of clean cooking solutions as the largest cost-effective measure for improving air quality in Bangladesh, both nationally and in the GDA. Additionally, a cost-benefit analysis indicates that the value of health improvements from the set of identified control measures in household emissions by far exceeds the cost of the measures (World Bank 2023). As a follow up to the 2023 Bangladesh Country Environmental Analysis (CEA), the World Bank is supporting the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to identify potential interventions to reduce air emissions from residential cooking by transitioning from solid fuels to clean cooking, such as cooking with LPG and electricity. The consultant will identify the different target groups in Bangladesh for clean cooking interventions (both household and institutional), considering household income, geographic area, local infrastructure (such as access to electricity and gas supply). Based on a market assessment for different geographic areas, the consultant will recommend a potential package of multiple interventions to address the needs of each target group (See Annex 1 on heterogeneity of interventions needs by target groups). This assessment must consider the key supply- and demand-side for clean cooking options, and the economic, cultural, and institutional barriers faced by Government agencies, private sector, NGOs, and households for scaling up clean cooking in Bangladesh. For recommending the interventions, the consultancy requires identifying (i) barriers and opportunities in urban and rural settings for clean cooking, (ii) lessons from previous experiences in Bangladesh and other countries, (iii) innovative and effective financing mechanisms and behaviour change actions, as well as assessing the broader implications of transitioning to clean cooking, such as environmental and social effects. Additionally, the consultant will propose policy and institutional reforms to address structural barriers and enable adequate incentives for clean cooking. All relevant dimensions of the potential package of interventions should incorporate feedback and inputs from a consultation and stakeholder engagement process involving key government agencies, beneficiary groups, different parts of the clean cooking and cookstove value/supply chain, relevant experts, and others.
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