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Our recent publication contributes to the important role of #eCooking in the global #energytransition era. The study sought to investigate the #eCookingmarket's potential as a substitute for polluting cooking fuels through ‘‘Choice modelling of eCooking adoption by households in Ghana’’ from an end-user perspective.   Our work additionally proposes #policy suggestions for the successful integration of eCooking within the country. Congratulations to all the authors. We eagerly anticipate receiving your feedback upon reading the publication here: https://lnkd.in/dac3gzp5 #householdairpollution, #cleanenergy #sustainableenergy #act4cleancooking #sdg7 #cleancookingis #energypolicy #africaenergy  #environmentalsustainability  #climatechange #ecooking #sustainabilityleadership #RenewableEnergy #ecooking #act4sdgs

#ICYMI: At the #AfricaClimateSummit, CCA Venture Catalyst company BURN unveiled Africa’s first locally designed and assembled modern e-cooking products, the ECOA Electric Induction Cooker and the ECOA Electric Pressure Cooker. These products are currently rolling out across #Kenya and will expand to five more African countries before year's end. BURN’s tech-enabled e-cooking product suite will help families across #Africa transition away from cooking with charcoal by offering a more cost-effective and sustainable #CleanCooking solution. This transition is crucial as it will help reduce climate-harming emissions and improve the health of women and children. Learn more about BURN’s e-cooking products 👇 https://ow.ly/Ve3Q50PKJw9

💙 World Water Day Continued - What A Week 💙 As we dive deeper into the realm of water stewardship and sustainability, we are excited to bring you the next instalment of our #worldwaterweek updates! Yesterday, we saw the inspiring event “Making public toilet operations financially viable for gender equity” which included participants from Unilever, SARAPLAST and Bhumijo. This topic really hit home for us as supporters of Sanivation, our investee, who is reconstructing and rejuvenating Kenya’s sanitation infrastructure. It was great to see a discussion involving that addressed gender inequality within SDG 6 and the WASH sector and look for for solutions that holistically encapsulate this. Our insights from the event: 💧Public Toilet Operations are demonstrating success by diversifying revenue streams. 💧Different stakeholders have different strengths where NGOs are highlighted for their advocacy efforts. 💧Female-specific WASH facilities contribute to consumer adoption through branding as well as safety/privacy in design. Such facilities improve not just health but also social mobility in this way. Giants of global industries and initiatives such as The Coca-Cola Company, Google, Starbucks, World Resources Institute, The Nature Conservancy, LimnoTech, Pacific Institute, and Cargill gathered to tackle the heavy topic of quantitative measurements for water stewardship in the panel “Standardizing methods for evaluating water quality benefits of stewardship activities”. It was incredibly encouraging to see these large organisations come together to share their experiences on how we can standardise these measurements and avoid confusion with the many reporting methodologies that currently exist and close the loop on data gaps in the WASH sector. Making this information as accessible and as clear as possible is key for progress in SDG 6 and vital in reducing commercial water footprints across sectors and all in all, being responsible water stewards. Our key takeaways from the session: 💧 Many water projects have been recognised for having co-benefits, including water quality, carbon sequestration and regenerative agriculture  💧Key learnings for Coca Cola’s projects has been that many of them have co-benefits, including water quality. 💧Water quantity measurements have been more developed than those for water quality. The WQBA is developing standards for assessing water quality to foster more common language. 💧Different standards and reporting methodologies makes it difficult to measure outcomes and define objectives in collective action 💧A common theme was the focus in corporate strategies are their focus on where they operate, where they source and the communities they touch World Water Week has once again been an absolute blast! We are excited for future engagements such as COP28 where we will continue to take part in collective action for the WASH sector. What was your favourite World Water Week event? 🤔

#Sustainable #clean #cooking. About 3 BILLION of the world's population relies on open fire and simple stoves using wood, dung and charcoal to cook. About 93% of households in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on wood and about 83% of these households do not have access to clean cooking energy. Household air pollution accounts to about 2.5 MILLION deaths every year. Clean cooking energy solutions that are affordable, accessible, and appropriate for diverse socio-economic contexts will help in addressing these challenges. This video shows how an old metal container is transformed into a beautiful cooking "meko" as we call it back in our village. You see, my village people (Kalenjin women) make such beautiful cooking place and adds a compartment called "chepkube" where you cook ugali, put it there and it will remain very warm for a very long time. Advantage of this cooking place is that it's made with clay and dung which is available and accessible and it emits less smoke and conserves heat so less firewood is used compared to the traditional 3 stones some households use. By using cleaner cooking solutions, households can improve indoor air quality, reduce respiratory illnesses, and protect local ecosystems. Follow Regina Wangare, let's keep practical sustainable programme/project initiatives conversations going. 💪 ❤️

51% of Vietnam’s primary household #energy is generated from open fires and inefficient cookstoves — mainly for cooking and water sanitation. Currently, only 45% of Vietnam’s rural population has access to clean water and UNICEF estimates that every year, 85,700 children under 15 die from illness linked to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. In May 2022, Base Carbon entered into an agreement to facilitate the development of a #cookstove and #waterpurifier #carbonreduction project in Vietnam. 850,000 fuel-efficient cookstoves and 364,000 water purifiers have been distributed in rural Vietnam and Citigroup Global Markets Limited is contracted to purchase the first 7.4 million carbon credits generated from the project. The project is registered with Verra and provides additional far-reaching social benefits including: 50% reduction in cooking time 70% reduction of fuel costs 85% reduction of harmful smoke and #CO2 emissions from cooking The Vietnam Women’s Union provides device distribution, continuous education and support to participating households. Distribution of devices was completed four months ahead of schedule and the project has issued 1.1 million #carboncredits as of June 2023. Learn more by visiting www.basecarbon.com or exploring the project in Verra's registry at the links below: Cookstove Registration: https://lnkd.in/gd4_VUTc Water Purifier Registration: https://lnkd.in/g9AeqXZa

Cooking is essential for everyone. This is a chore that is done every day. From daily cooking of food and boiling of water, it is necessary to use heat for cooking. But access to clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa and other locations are low. They rely on open-fire cooking and use of non-renewable biomass. Women are the most vulnerable in this field. Women collect and carry heavy bundles of firewood for cooking and other uses. This activity is carry out more than twice a week. It takes them several hours to walk from their village to the forest, collect the firewood and carry them back to their village. Embrace #cleancooking today. It is our mission to help save many women from this evitable killer cookstoves with our cooking solution. You can partner with us today. Reach us via [email protected] for discussions. Let's save our women. Let's save our planet. 🔔 You can start by sharing this to save lives. © Ecoist Limited #foodsafety #cooking #ics #cleanenergy #weareEcoist #WomensEmpowerment #CookstoveReplacement

📣 New publication!! IRCWASH, 1001fontaines and Teuksaat1001 NGO are proud to share the latest case study on our Cambodian model, showing how our unconventional approach leveraging bottled water services has been successfully deployed at scale to serve Cambodian rural communities. By harnessing the power of public ownership and relying on local entrepreneurship, we've established a network of over 300 water kiosks operating under a nationwide support structure, ensuring that each kiosk provides affordable and convenient drinking water services right at people's doorsteps in a sustainable manner. This initiative goes much beyond technology ; it involves building local capabilities, structuring a decentralized network, managing supply chains, and ensuring effective service delivery to foster long-lasting behaviour change. The results speak for themselves, with an impressive 82% survival rate for kiosks launched in partnership with commune authorities since 2005, and financial sustainability achieved on operational expenditures. This enables almost a million customers to access safe drinking water throughout the country. However, this approach also raises questions on how to best integrate it into wider public strategies for water access, and to ensure the final ownership lies within the hands of the governments. This case study aims to share valuable insights from our journey towards scale and sustainability, advocating for an enabling, open-minded dialogue to achieve universal access to safe drinking water. 👉 https://lnkd.in/epmxHUDJ 👏 Ruchika Shiva, Digbijoy Dey, Ingeborg Krukkert Amandine Chaussinand, Amandine Muret, Eva Leneveu

How can local communities and governments work together to foster a sustainable future in Africa’s #FoodSystems? 🤔 "A staggering 86 per cent of Africa’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food systems are attributable to agriculture and land use changes, with only 14 per cent coming from retail and consumer segments (FAO). At the same time over 50 per cent of food in Africa is consumed in cities. This distribution underscores a crucial point: when it comes to climate mitigation, the biggest impact urban systems can have on Africa’s food related emissions is through the value chain linkages to rural landscapes. It is not just about how food is handled within urban areas; it’s also about the food choices cities make." Read more from ICLEI Africa's Luke Metelerkamp, as he explores how municipal fresh produce markets, vital for many informal workers, actively tackle food waste, reach organic waste targets, and embrace low-emission technologies: https://lnkd.in/dn4fgaRb #AfriFOODlinks #ThroughFood #FOOD2030EU