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Efficient cookers in south-west Madagascar
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| Project Name | Solar and efficient stoves in Southwest Madagascar | ||||
| Project Location | Madagascar, region of Tuléar | ||||
| Project Standard | Gold Standard VER | ||||
| Emission Reductions | 153,329 t CO2e (over 7 years) | ||||
| Situation without project | Consumption of non-renewable firewood and charcoal | ||||
| Project Status | Operation | ||||
| Project Validation | TÜV SÜD | ||||
| Project Start | January 2008 | ||||
| Documentations | Gold Standard Project Documentation |
In order to counter the deforestation on Madagascar, myclimate supports the manufacture and distribution of climate-friendly solar cookers and efficient cookers.
The Swiss-Madagascan organization ADES (Association pour le Développement de l'Energy Solaire) has been producing solar cookers in the sunny southwest of Madagascar for five years and selling them at a reduced price to local households.
The climate-friendly cookers save the local population the purchase of expensive charcoal, as well as the tiresome gathering of firewood. Women and children are less exposed to the health-damaging air particles that are generated during the combustion of wood and charcoal. Through the solar cookers, the quickly advancing deforestation in Madagascar that is harmful to the climate can be countered, and CO2 thus be bound. At the same time the provinces in the southwest become less dependent on wood and charcoal.
The change-over to solar cooking requires a modification in cooking habits. That is why ADES holds special sensitization and training programs on the island. myclimate supports ADES through the CO2 offsetting mechanism, which enables the expansion of the project and its extension into other provinces. Over the next 7 years, up to 44,000 solar cookers and 8,600 energy-efficient supplementary cookers will lead to a reduction of up to 190,000 tons of CO2.
The first film was shot by Deutsche Welle in connection with the international climate protection initiative.
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