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Stakeholder Survey
This survey was developed by a Working Group in ISO Technical Committee 285 on Clean Cookstoves and Clean Cooking Solutions. Our goal is to seek input from all cookstoves and fuels stakeholders about your priorities and needs, and to use your input to guide our work in ISO TC 285.
1) Please select the function(s) of your organization in the field of household energy, fuels and cooking stoves or other appliances (check all that apply):
Appliance, stove or fuel user
Producers
Distributors and Installers
Governments and regulators
Testing and research
Donors and investors
Major procurement organizations
Training and capacity building
Standards organization
Advocacy
Consumer Engagement
Other - Please Specify
Details regarding other functions of your organization:
2) Please select the type of your organization:
Government
For-profit
Non-profit
International or Multilateral
Academic
Individual
3) Which of the following aspects of household energy do you make decisions about (check all that apply):
Appliances (cookstoves)
Fuels
Services
Other – Please Specify
4) Other aspects that you make decisions about, not listed above:
5) Which of the following considerations are important in decisions made by you or your organization
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Slightly Important
Unimportant
a) Capital cost
b) Operation cost
c) Ease or convenience of use
d) Ease of installation
e) Availability of other support required to use the appliance or fuel (e.g. appropriate fuel for
appliances, electricity for fans, maintenance)
f) Reputation of product/ supplier/ service provider
g) Quality or taste of the food produced
h) Livelihood generation
i) Women’s opinions
j) Men’s opinions
k) Opinions of vulnerable groups (e.g. refugees, internally displaced persons, elderly, differently abled)
l) Speed of cooking
m) Durability
n) Safety
o) Energy efficiency/fuel use
p) Fuel savings compared to a traditional stove or open fire
q) CO2 (carbon) emissions
r) Environment-damaging emissions
s) Health-damaging emissions
t) Effects of smoke on health of adults
u) Effects of smoke on health of children
6) If other aspects are important to you, please describe them here:
7) Which of these assessment methods do you use now to evaluate the aspects that you ranked very important or somewhat important? [Check all that apply]
Self Assessment
Communication from Peers
User Surveys
Third-party Testing Results
Manufacturer Reports
Label or Certification*
Online Databases**
a) Capital cost
b) Operation cost
c) Ease or convenience of use
d) Ease of installation
e) Availability of other support required to use the appliance or fuel (e.g. appropriate fuel for appliances, electricity for fans, maintenance)
f) Reputation of product/ supplier/ service provider
g) Quality or taste of the food produced
h) Livelihood generation
i) Women’s opinions
j) Men’s opinions
k) Opinions of vulnerable groups (e.g. refugees, internally displaced persons, elderly, differently
abled)
l) Speed of cooking
m) Durability
n) Safety
o) Energy efficiency/fuel use
p) Fuel savings compared to a traditional stove or open fire
q) CO2 (carbon) emissions
r) Environment-damaging emissions
s) Health-damaging emissions
t) Effects of smoke on health of adults
u) Effects of smoke on health of children
8) Are you satisfied with the assessment methods you use for the aspects that you ranked very important or somewhat important?
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Unsatisfied
a) Capital cost
b) Operation cost
c) Ease or convenience of use
d) Ease of installation
e) Availability of other support required to use the appliance or fuel (e.g. appropriate fuel for appliances, electricity for fans, maintenance)
f) Reputation of product/ supplier/ service provider
g) Quality or taste of the food produced
h) Livelihood generation
i) Women’s opinions
j) Men’s opinions
k) Opinions of vulnerable groups (e.g. refugees, internally displaced persons, elderly, differently abled)
l) Speed of cooking
m) Durability
n) Safety
o) Energy efficiency/fuel use
p) Fuel savings compared to a traditional stove or open fire
q) CO2 (carbon) emissions
r) Environment-damaging emissions
s) Health-damaging emissions
t) Effects of smoke on health of adults
u) Effects of smoke on health of children
9) If you are very satisfied with any of the assessment methods, describe what you like about them.
10) If you have been unsatisfied with any of the assessment methods, describe what you would like to improve. You may also give any other comments about assessment methods
11) The following questions relate to evaluations of social impact of an appliance or fuel ([h]-[k] in #5). If you marked these aspects slightly important or unimportant, you may skip this question. When you choose whether to use an evaluation tool or its results in making decisions, how important is each of these considerations? (very important, somewhat important, slightly important, unimportant)
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Slightly Important
Unimportant
a) The evaluation is easy and inexpensive to perform.
b) My government has approved the evaluation method.
c) The reported measures represent the actual impact of the appliance or fuel, based on the current best scientific methods and evidence.
d) The evaluation is designed to evaluate and compare appliances and fuels used in multiple countries.
e) The evaluation is done with appliances, fuels, practices, and foods common to people in a specific country or market.
f) A lay person can easily understand the results
12) The following questions relate to technical evaluations of an appliance or fuel([l] through [s] in #5). If you marked these aspects slightly important or unimportant, you may skip this question. When you choose whether to use an evaluation tool or its results in making decisions, how important is each of these considerations?
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Slightly Important
Unimportant
a) The evaluation is easy and inexpensive to perform.
b) My government has approved the evaluation method.
c) The reported measures represent the actual performance of the appliance or fuel, based on the current best scientific methods and evidence.
d) The reported measures estimate the relative improvement that would be seen when switching appliances or fuels, based on the current best scientific methods and evidence.
e) The evaluation is designed to evaluate and compare appliances and fuels used in multiple countries.
f) The evaluation is done with appliances, fuels, practices, and foods common to people in a specific country or market.
g) A lay person can easily understand the results
13) Do you agree with the following statements?
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
a) It is easier for me to make decisions when appliance evaluations fall into only two categories, like good/not good or pass/fail.
b) It is easier for me to make decisions when appliances fall into more than two categories, such as best, very good, good, and not good.
c) It is easier for me to make decisions when results are reported as numbers without any categorization or ranking.
d) It is easier for me to make decisions when more information is provided, instead of simplifying results.
14) Please describe any metrics or results of testing that have been especially useful to you.
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