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October 12, 2012
Two development organizations invest in food security and clean cookstoves
Soros Economic Development Fund and the Industrialized Fund for Developing Countries recently announced their decision to invest an amount of US$9 million in the clean cookstove company CleanStar Mozambique, which is innovative in the way that it eliminates wood usage, and stimulates local rural economy by creating a demand for […]
October 12, 2012
The Fortune Cooker, to help those in the sunbelt
This social enterprise has made a model out of using the sun’s energy to help families make their meals, and thus do away with the need for collection of any kind of fuels or biofuels, and also any of the health-related repercussions that manifest with the use of inefficient cookstoves. […]
October 12, 2012
Biogas cookstoves in China
The communities in Laojunshan National Nature Reserve in China need firewood for their daily needs. However, this continued pressure on their surrounding environment for firewood has endangered the native wildlife. The answer comes in the form of methane produced from waste generated from the pig sties, and most families in […]
October 12, 2012
Why millions still don’t use clean cookstoves
Despite a global body and a concerted global effort, no development movement has seen as much of difficulty in adoption and scaling up as the clean biomass centric cookstoves for the poor in the developing countries. The problem lies with cheap competition and a lack of comprehensive overview of the […]
October 12, 2012
Cookstoves for the third world
This post traces the creation of the GACC (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves), and all the major milestones attached to the promotion of clean cookstoves, which mark progression towards reduced number of deaths in the poor households in the developing world. It explores the connection between Secretary Clinton, the GACC, […]
October 12, 2012
Africa: IAP increases death rate
The World Bank has issued a warning against the increase in number of deaths projected in Africa as a result of use of unclean and inefficient cookstoves. According to the international organization, between 2000 and 2030, a total of 8.1 million premature deaths will occur among children and some 7.1 […]
October 12, 2012
Zambia: Government increases funding for water and sanitation sectors
With the goal of reducing poverty and promoting development, the government of Zambia is looking to increase funding for the water and sanitation sectors in the country. By doing so, the government would be ensuring lesser of its citizens fall ill due to preventable diseases, and hence can sustain their […]
October 12, 2012
India: Supreme Court orders toilets and drinking water for schools nationwide
The top court of law in India, the Supreme Court has moved to make drinking water and toilets accessible in all the schools of the country, tagging it an essential component of the right to education for children. Read more here.
October 12, 2012
India: Minister says ‘mindset needs to change’ for toilet use
Jairam Ramesh, the Indian Minister for Rural Development Drinking Water and Sanitation, says in an interview regarding the Nirmal Bharat Yatra (a national sanitation tour which involves celebrities from Bollywood and famous cricketers to steer the attention of the public towards the important sanitation issues) that adopting correct sanitation practices […]
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