Development aid and the diffusion of technology: Improved cookstoves in Kenya and Rwanda
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.039
Abstract: This paper analyses the role of official development assistance (ODA) in the evolution of Technological Innovation Systems (TISs) of improved cookstoves in Kenya and Rwanda. Functionally balanced TISs are central to the diffusion of new… read more here.
Keywords: improved cookstoves; diffusion; kenya rwanda; innovation ... See more keywords
For cook and climate: Certify cookstoves in their contexts of use
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.014
Abstract: Abstract Improved cookstoves are widely promoted as a health and climate improving technology, yet there remains a wide gap between their reputed benefits and the inconclusive outcomes of most interventions. An increasing number of scientists… read more here.
Keywords: contexts use; improved cookstoves; climate certify; climate ... See more keywords
Pollutant Emissions from Improved Cookstoves of the Type Used in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2019.1614922
Abstract: ABSTRACT Emissions from traditional cookstoves are a major health concern in developing world households. Improved cookstoves can reduce fuel use and pollutant emissions and here we compare three types of improved cookstoves widely used in… read more here.
Keywords: improved cookstoves; pollutant emissions; sub saharan; saharan africa ... See more keywords
Improved cookstoves and their effect on carbon monoxide levels in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala
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DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2018.1429575
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Installation of ventilated cookstoves has been shown to improve 24-h carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate exposure in the Guatemalan highlands. However, a survey of villagers around San Lucas Tolimán found much higher than… read more here.
Keywords: san lucas; carbon monoxide; lucas tolim; improved cookstoves ... See more keywords
A secondary data analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial: improved cookstoves associated with reduction in incidence of low birthweight in rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac093
Abstract: Abstract Background In northern rural Malawi, the majority of households cook using open fires and there is also a high burden of adverse birth outcomes. The use of open fires or highly polluting cookstoves is… read more here.
Keywords: low birthweight; improved cookstoves; trial; analysis ... See more keywords
Improved cookstoves to reduce household air pollution exposure in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of intervention studies
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284908
Abstract: Household air pollution (HAP), primarily from biomass fuels used for cooking, is associated with adverse health outcomes and premature mortality. It affects almost half of the world’s population, especially in low-income and low-resourced communities. However,… read more here.
Keywords: intervention studies; improved cookstoves; review; scoping review ... See more keywords