Global alliance for clean stoves
The Global Alliance for Clean Cook stoves ( Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves ) is a 2010 by the United Nations Foundation -initiated program for the dissemination of clean and efficient cooking stoves ( Improved Cook Stoves , ICS ) in the population of emerging and developing countries , which, among other things by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is supported. The forerunner was the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) of the American environmental agency EPA.
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Food preparation on open fires in enclosed spaces has numerous negative effects: On the one mainly engaged in food preparation women and children by indoor air pollution ( indoor air pollution , IAP ), predominantly ( dust / particulate matter , carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons ) damaged - it is assumed that up to 3.5–4 million deaths per year. On the other hand, when wood is used as fuel, the deforestation of forests is driven by the high demand for firewood and inefficient combustion. In addition, there is another advantage from reducing the need for firewood: Either less money has to be spent on firewood or more time is available for work / school due to the time saved when collecting firewood - the same applies to other fuels.
Approach and implementation
A more efficient and cleaner combustion results above all if the combustion temperature is increased and the fuel efficiency is improved. This can be achieved using standardized, either on-site or industrially manufactured stoves. Solar cookers , which can be used practically all year round in many sunny countries, get by without any fuel or combustion residues .
From previous programs we have learned that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, but rather that the stove used must be adapted to local habits (cooking on the floor or standing, cooking time, stirring, fuel available, etc.). Accordingly, there are a large number of different cookers (as of October 2015: 299) that are distributed or sold locally. The stoves participating in the program must meet certain minimum requirements, which are proven by tests.
The program is using numerous government organizations, NGOs , many social entrepreneurs but also implemented large corporations and also by trading CO 2 - compensation trade finance. The goal is to have one hundred million clean and efficient stoves in place by 2020. In 2015, 63 million were reached.
See also
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- BMZ website on “Energy partnerships” ( online ) accessed on October 2, 2015
- Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves website , accessed October 2, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen B Gordon: "Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries", The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission, Volume 2, no. 10, p823–860, October 2014, online , accessed October 5, 2015.
- ↑ See for example for the conditions in India: Michael Blunck, Santosh Singh: The Kaleidoscope of Cooking - Understanding Cooking Behavior and Stove Preferences in Rural India ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , New Delhi, April 2014 (PDF), accessed October 2, 2015.
- ↑ Philips manufactures and sells in India, for example, the "gasification furnace" HD4008 and HD4012, see ACCS acceptance study ( memento of the original from October 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 2, 2015.
- ↑ listed partner atmosfair on Cleancookstoves.org , accessed on October 2, 2015.
