The True Cost of Using Traditional Fuels in a Humanitarian Setting. Case Study of the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Kigoma Region, Tanzania

This publication aims to bring an economic rationale to the core of the humanitarian decision-making process by examining the specific issue of cooking in the Nyarugusu refugee camp. The current combination of wood-fuel and inefficient cook-stoves carries many hidden costs resulting in numerous negative externalities. using a monetary metric, the authors have identified and valued these costs, which are outlined in the report.