Kenya_CLEWS

The Kenya-CLEWS model involves a model developed in the Open Source Energy Modeling System, OSeMOSYS. The use of GIS data to have an approximation of different land uses such as artificial surfaces, cropland, grassland, and tree covers, among others. Sectors include the cooking sector for urban and rural areas since its direct interconnection with forest land, i.e., wood and charcoal for cooking. The cooking sector is included because 55.1 percent of households in Kenya still use wood as their primary fuel for cooking. Firewood and charcoal supply 80 percent of the 6.2 million households that use a single fuel source [2]. Other cooking technologies such as gas, kerosene, and electric stoves are also included in the model. Regarding crops, this model version incorporates crops that significantly impact the food value chain, such as wheat and maize.