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Organisation profiles Partnership for Clean Indoor Air
Goals/aims Addressing the serious health effects associated with elevated indoor levels of smoke from cooking and heating practices.
Main form of support Direct implementation of projects, faciliation of partnership meetings
Support type Technical assistance, Social development, Information dissemination, Demonstration projects
Countries of operation Global
General conditions Objective This Partnership will increase access to affordable, reliable, clean, and efficient home cooking and heating techniques, and reduce the burden of disease.
Partners Representatives of the private sector, governments, and non-governmental organizations. Initial non-governmental partners include The Shell Foundation, Winrock International, and the University of California at Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group (including its Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory).
Focus areas - Social/Behavioral Barriers: Develop locally targeted training modules for community and local public health leaders to identify strategies to understand and modify behavior patterns to overcome the cultural barriers regarding use of traditional fuels and stoves.
- Market Development: Support development of local business models and markets for improved cooking mechanisms, including development of micro-finance and other financial assistance options to develop local businesses and spur investments.
- Technology Design: Develop a certification organization (to be self-sustaining over time) to identify, and develop design guidelines or standards for, efficient and needs-responsive cooking and heating technologies and ventilation systems.
- Health Effects Research: Identify and pursue priority research needs to expand and refine knowledge of health effects of indoor cooking and heating practices in a variety of settings (e.g., fuel type, stove type, ventilation system).
Expected results This Partnership will reduce the mortality related to indoor air pollution in targeted areas by 50%. The Partnership will facilitate the sharing of lessons learned, progress made and best practices.
Funding USEPA and USAID provided USD 1.5 million in the first year to launch the Partnership. Other countries have pledged funds to support activities as well.
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Contact details Webpage: www.PCIAonline.org
Contact: Brenda Doroski at Doroski.Brenda@... or Liza Buttner at LButtner@...
Sources This profile, based on initial information contributed by Eco Ltd, was updated within the framework of the Sparknet project supported by the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme.
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