National Charcoaol Strategy 2017–2027.

The National Charcoal Strategy (NCS) is a national cross sectoral strategy of Malawi for the period 2017-2027. Its vision is a more climate-resilient Malawi with sufficient supply of affordable, safe and reliable sources of energy for cooking and heating, where deforestation has been reversed and a larger share of cooking and heating energy comes from modern sources of energy.
The goal of the National Charcoal Strategy is to provide a framework to address the linked problems of increased deforestation and increased demand for household cooking fuel, with defined and prioritized short-term, medium term and long-term actions.
The NCS is organized around seven interrelated pillars: 1. Promote Alternative Household Cooking Fuels; 2. Promote Adoption of Fuel-Efficient Cookstove Technologies; 3. Promote Sustainable Wood Production; 4: Strengthen Law Enforcement; 5. Regulate Sustainable Charcoal Production; 6. Enhance Livelihoods; 7. Promote Information, Awareness and Behavioral Change Communications; 7. Cross-Cutting Issues (incentivize and promote private sector investment in both supply and demand solutions, address the needs of men, women, children and vulnerable groups).
The NCS offers an approach that breaks its objectives into prioritized phased strategic elements (pillars), each with actions to be addressed in the short term (0–2 years), medium term (3–5 years) and long term (more than 5 years). While the NCS targets a ten-year period (2017–2027), for some actions a longer horizon is more realistic. Nonetheless, the strategy should be reviewed periodically to incorporate lessons learned through the process of implementation.