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December 26, 2013
EcoZoom: The successful model of selling clean cookstoves in Africa
EcoZoom is an African enterprise which makes clean and efficient cookstoves that cut fuel usage and time to cook by half, and toxic emissions by 70%. The enterprise is unique in the way that it takes into consideration cooking preferences of different regions in different countries, and designs cookstoves which […]
December 26, 2013
Founders of Envirofit selected as “Energy and the Environment Innovators of the Year” by The Economist
Founders of world renowned clean cookstove, Envirofit, Tim Bauer, Nathan Lorenz and Bryan Willson have been declared this year’s Energy and Environment Innovators by The Economist magazine. Envirofit International is a 10 year old social enterprise active in the clean cookstoves space. The enterprise sells stoves across Africa, Asia, and […]
December 26, 2013
Estimating Willingness to Pay for Improved Stoves in Rural China Using Averting Behaviour Method
Using household level data gathered by the World Bank and the Government of China in 2002-2006 regarding indoor air pollution causes and behaviour of people regarding the same, Fei Yu of Asian Development Bank has estimated the willingness of households to pay for improved cookstoves. Read the paper here.
December 26, 2013
UNICEF: Indoor air pollution and child health in India
This short paper by UNICEF, part of ‘Child Poverty Insights’ gives a brief overview of the problem of child mortality, in relationship with indoor air pollution. Read the paper here.
December 26, 2013
“On Thin Ice: How Cutting Pollution Can Slow Warming and Save Lives”
A new World Bank report, “On Thin Ice”, about the cryosphere (Earth’s ice-capped regions – Arctic, Antarctic, Himalayas), talks about the importance of reduction of short lived pollutants like soot and methane. Inefficient cookstoves are one of the major contributors to soot and methane production in the world. This could […]
December 26, 2013
2012-2013: Developing Markets Worldwide
This GACC publication updates the reader on the strides made by the global alliance for clean cookstoves in developing the market for stoves across the world. Sectors include funding, testing of products, leverage, etc. Read the report here.
December 26, 2013
Scaling Adoption of Clean Cooking Solutions through Women’s Empowerment
This report is a resource guide which aims to create a global database about the roles of women across the value chain in the clean cookstoves market in the developing countries of the world, where inefficient cooking still poses health challenges. Perspectives on women involvement, with examples are provided for […]
December 26, 2013
Nigeria: Start of microinsurance in the country
Nigeria has joined the league of developing countries looking to empower its poor by provision of microinsurance for life, health, property, crops, etc. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
India: Credit Information Bureau Limited to set up microfinance credit information bureau
Microfinance institutions are set to benefit from CIBIL’s new MFIs credit information bureau. This will help MFIs to secure credit faster. Read more here.
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