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[top] [end]A request for information: The WHO systematic review of interventions to reduce household indoor air pollution

Has your organisation in the past 10 years conducted: IAP measurements as part of a household energy project/programme which aimed to reduce IAP; Substantial programmes (dissemination of 10,000+ units) promoting clean fuels such as LPG and biogas?

[top] [end]Coming soon: Evaluating household energy and health interventions: a catalogue of methods - a publication from the WHO

As household energy gains a higher profile internationally, governments, donors and NGOs increasingly ask ‘What works, and where is the evidence?’

This publication is intended to help organisations systematically monitor and evaluate their household energy interventions to generate credible evidence of success, as well as identify areas needing improvement. It presents a series of established methods for examining the sustainability of adoption and assessing impacts on indoor air pollution, health, socio-economic conditions and the environment.

The methods range from simple questionnaires to complex monitoring techniques: there are tools appropriate for most organisations. The catalogue outlines the process of developing an evaluation strategy and describes some of the practicalities of study design, ethics, analysis and reporting. The catalogue of methods will be published later this year. It will also be available online via the @HEDON link below.

[top] [end]Global green energy awards – winners announced

London, June 19th: At an Awards ceremony presided over by Nobel laureate Dr Wangari Maathai, it was announced that the title ‘Energy Champion’ and a prize of £40,000 has been won by Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE). Six other international schemes were awarded £20,000 each by the UK-based Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, to promote replication and expansion of sustainable energy projects. Visit the Ashden Awards website via the @HEDON link below.

[top] [end]Announcing a new HEDON Special Interest Group: MandESIG

MandESIG aims to connect all those engaged in the monitoring and evaluation of household energy projects in developing countries.

Look out for the MandESIG e-Conference coming soon – September 2008.

Get involved with our other SIGs:

[top] [end]Call for papers for Boiling Point 56

The next edition of Boiling Point is due for publication in late 2008 and we are inviting readers to submit articles, papers and news. So if you feel that you have something to contribute to the wider household energy community, then please read the information below and send us your experiences - HEDON would love to hear from you!

Ideally Boiling Point looks for articles which are written in plain clear English, which have positive information and can be used by other people in their own work. Do not be deterred if English is not your first language, or if you are not used to writing - it is the information which is important - we will edit articles and return them for your approval.

Articles should be no more than 1500 words in length with illustrations, such as drawings, photographs, graphs and bar charts being very important. Each edition of the journal is based on a theme and will typically contain 4 to 5 full length theme articles which can include research papers, programme reports etc that are relevant to the theme topic. In addition we welcome general/ short articles, which can include any topic and examples include project/ programme updates, technical papers, book/report reviews, conference and workshop reports etc. Please note: Technology based articles should be focussed on the real life application of proven technologies. Each edition of the journal also contains a theme Toolkit and Case Study and if you are interested in contributing to one of these then please contact us on the address below.

When submitting an article to Boiling Point authors should note the follow the instructions: Articles can be submitted digitally in a commonly used word processing format or via post on a disc or transcript; Articles should be no more than 1500 words in length; Illustrations, such as drawings, photographs, graphs and bar charts are essential and should follow the ‘Figure Formatting’ guidelines; All references should be provided in the format given in the ‘References’ guidelines. In addition articles should include a 100-200 word summary, a 50 word profile for each author and up to six keywords that you feel best describe your article.

More detailed guidelines are available at www.hedon.info/BoilingPoint or by a postal request.

The Boiling Point editorial team will review your submission and final article selection is based on article quality, originality and relevance. Thank you for your cooperation, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to clarify any of these issues.

Regards, The Boiling Point team

  • HEDON Household Energy Network, P.O. Box 900, Bromley, BR1 9FF, UK
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Future editions of Boiling Point include:
  • Liquid Fuels in the Household
  • Household Dynamics
  • Innovative Financing and Household Energy

[top] [end]Get Involved!

The Hedon Household Energy Network is an international forum dedicated to improving social, economic, and environmental conditions in the south, through promotion of local, national, regional and international initiatives in the household energy sector.

[top] [end]Want to write an article?

  • Share your experience
  • Publish your results
  • Comment on a case study
  • Send to us via post or email
  • Future editions on 'Liquid Fuels in the household', 'Household dynamics'...

If it’s your news, project updates or just a story – we want to hear from you!

[top] [end]Join the online community!

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[top] [end]Contents: Boiling Point 55 - Monitoring and Evaluation

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BP55: Theme Editorial - BP55: MandE of health and socio-economic impacts - Key lessons learnt - BP55: Results based monitoring in GTZ cooking energy interventions - BP55: MandE Experiences from the Field - BP55: Stakeholders have different interests - BP55: Low-cost temperature loggers as stove use monitors - BP55: So you finally bought a Combustion Analyser! - BP55: GTZ News - BP55: Practical Action News - BP55: GVEP International News - BP55: Monitoring and Evaluation Case Study - BP55: Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit - BP55: HEDON News











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