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Efficient cookers in Cambodia
| Project Type |
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| Project Name | Fuel-Wood Saving with Improved Cookstoves in Cambodia | ||
| Project Location | Cambodia, several regions | ||
| Project Standard | VER (VCS) | ||
| Emission Reductions | 30'000 t CO2-eq. (proportion of total reductions) | ||
| Situation without project | Non-renewable wood as energy source | ||
| Project Status | Operation | ||
| Project Validation | DNV | ||
| Project Start | January 2003 | ||
| Documentations |  Cambodia fuelwood saving program PDD (531 kb) Cambodia fuelwood saving program Validation-Verification (156 kb) |
In Cambodia, the cooking is done to a large degree with wood and charcoal, which leads to an increased deforestation of the forests, the natural store of carbon. Through the introduction of efficient cookers, the production and consumption of firewood and charcoal can be reduced. This protects the climate and the local forests.
In order to supply the energy for cooking, over 90 percent of the population in Cambodia use primarily wood as an energy source. The dependence on this renewable raw material has increased even more over the last few years and causes serious pressure on the forest reserves. Since the forest is, in addition to all its other important characteristics, a store for carbon, deforestation leads to the release of CO2 emissions.
Through various improvements, the efficiency of the traditional cookers has been considerably increased. As a consequence, the consumption of charcoal, and therefore also of wood, in the new cookers has been reduced by up to 22 percent compared to the traditional cookers.
The introduction of the efficient cookers begins at several places in the value-added chain: local manufacturers are introduced into the new craft, dealers, mobile salesmen and distributors are sensitized, and the households are also instructed in the new use. Through collaboration with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governmental participants and private businesses, myclimate pursues an integrated strategy in order to minimize charcoal production and consumption. Project partner and project developer on-site is the French NGO GERES (Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités).
In addition to the reduction of greenhouse gases, a reduction of the fine dust particles harmful to health is achieved with the new cookers, thus improving the living conditions of the local population, especially women and children. Moreover, the project creates jobs in the rural areas, whereby small, local businesses are stabilised.
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