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 Re: the women trading Sudan's first carbon credits (Re: mwahib idriss)
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Ten thousand new stoves will radically improve the health of women and children in Darfur, who are dying from breathing in smoke generated by indoor wood fires.
Families will be able to buy the stoves, powered by liquified petroleum gas (LPG) canisters, through a micro-credit scheme managed by local women.
UK-based Carbon Clear, working with an NGO called Practical Action, has developed the project with carbon finance. Low-smoke stoves prevent indoor air pollution, which kills more people every year than malaria.
The stoves also cut greenhouse gas emissions and prevent deforestation and desertification. The charity points out that 90% of homes in Sudan use wood to cook on.
The project originates from a pilot in another part of Sudan funded by the Department for International Development. Carbon Clear found private investment, developing a carbon credit project that is funded through carbon finance.
The project is innovative on many levels. It is the first carbon credit programme registered in Sudan and was developed at a time of political instability in Darfur.
It is also the first project to be financed through private capital in Darfur that is self-funding and allows for expansion. The project is run by a local women's group, equipping them with expertise to deliver micro-finance, sales and training.
It meets the strict requirements of The Gold Standard carbon credit certification process which requires projects to reduce carbon emissions and deliver measurable sustainable development and environmental benefits to local communities.
Demand for firewood for cooking leads to environmental degradation as trees are cut down and not replaced. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves states that cooking with LPG reduces most pollutants by over 95%.
The project, which eventually aims to supply 10,000 LPG stoves to the area, has already delivered around 6,000 in and around El Fashir, Darfur.
Jackie Wills is a member of the Wordworks network
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainabili...ke-stoves?CMP=twt_gu
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