Improving home insulation in Pakistan

We are helping to fund a local organisation to train artisans on how to improve the insulation and cooking practices in households.

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, wood is the main source of fuel. The high altitudes and cold winters mean that each household uses 6.5 tonnes of wood per year for cooking and for heating.

This demand for wood has lead to major deforestation and forest cover has been reduced to less than 5% of the local land area.

Key to reducing this deforestation is reducing the amount of wood families use. This can be done by making fairly simple improvements to people’s homes.

Just one intervention in each household can reduce wood use by 50%, leading to significant savings in CO₂ emissions. Other benefits include reduced time collecting wood and reduced indoor air pollution.

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