Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/296787 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 1393
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Early childhood development (ECD) sets the starting point for future health, learning, and wellbeing; hence the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals recognize the importance of ECD in the global agenda. Therefore, we present evidence of the possible influence of prolonged biomass use for cooking on ECD at the household level using data from MICS 2018-19 for Kiribati in the Pacific islands. These findings have important policy implications for promoting ECD in the Pacific region, particularly for Kiribati, where the use of biomass for cooking is prevalent. The study recommends scaling up the use of clean cooking fuels to improve the health and well-being of young children in the region.
Subjects: 
biomass use for cooking
clean cooking fuels
early childhood development
Kiribati
JEL: 
Q40
R20
P46
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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