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CleanAirSIG e-conference: 16 - 27 July 2007

Table of Contents
"Taking ACTION to rid the world of Indoor Air Pollution" What is an e-conference? Papers and Proceedings Discussion documents and resources Questions and Comments E-Conference Evaluation Results Conference participants

[top] [end]"Taking ACTION to rid the world of Indoor Air Pollution"

As part of the launch of the CleanAirSIG, HEDON and Practical Action held a two-week online conference on kitchen smoke alleviation.

The topics covered included:

• Community projects & Integrated programmes
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Technology development, commercialisation & enterprise
• Policy action
• Knowledge sharing and networking
• What are the next steps?

This conference is an output from a project ‘ Researching pathways to scaling up sustainable and effective kitchen smoke alleviation’ funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to whom we express our thanks. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the DFID. CleanAirSIG is made possible with the kind support of the Shell Foundation (www.shellfoundation.org).

[top] [end]What is an e-conference?

An e-conference is one which will be held online via the internet (without any travelling or meeting face to face). While a physical meeting is certainly to be preferred, the online format allows for greater flexibility, much lower costs, and wider involvement of stakeholders. Another advantage is that people can 'attend' the conference while continuing their normal work, dedicating an hour or two to the conference early morning or each evening for example. Our e-conference took place by email, supported by papers and other documentation to be made available on our website. After the conference, proceedings were prepared and circulated via the CleanAirSIG web pages.

Participation in our e-conferences is free, and no travelling or accommodation was needed. We invited submission of short relevant papers, and we welcomed contributions (in the form of notes / questions / suggestions) during discussions.

[top] [end]Papers and Proceedings

Read the e-conference proceedings here (134 KB) or download the papers below:

July 16-17 Community projects & integrated programmes

• Exploring the potential synergies of household-based interventions to improve drinking water quality and indoor air quality by Eva Rehfuess (238 KB)
• Study on Indoor Air Pollution/Bangladesh by Ms Tabassum Dana (550 KB)
• Positive Charcoal = Negative Carbon? Why adding charcoal to the earth's soils will also address climate change by Ron Larsen (91 KB)
• Community matters: the Southern African experience by Philip Lloyd (66 KB)

July 18-19 Monitoring and evaluation

• IAP Monitoring in a Refugee Setting: The Experience of Gaia Association at Kebribeyah Refugee Camp, Eastern Ethiopia by Fiona Lambe (122 KB)
• Impact monitoring and interventions acquisition by Hellen Owalla (149 KB)
• Some thoughts on indoor air quality by Philip Lloyd (52 KB)
• Warning: Very large file - over 3MB. Improved Stoves as a Key Intervention to Enhance Environmental Health in the Andes by GTZ-PAHO/WHO (3,476 KB)

July 20-22-23 Technology development, commercialisation & enterprise

• Choosing technologies in the high hills of Nepal for kitchen smoke alleviation by Min Malla (564 KB)
• ‘Commercialisation’ of Improved Biomass Stoves for Low Income Rural Households by Priyadarshini Karve (163 KB)
• Parabolic Solar Cookers by Charles Oloo (48 KB)
• The Anagi stove – a case study (61 KB) and Stoves in Ulaanbaatar (428 KB)

July 24-25 Knowledge sharing and networking

• The role of awareness creation in igniting interest in smoke alleviating techologies; a study in mobilization and community involvement by Vincent Okello (135 KB)
• ARTI and their role in knowledge sharing and networking by Karabi Dutta (71 KB)

July 26-27 Policy action - What are the next steps?

• The Big Picture by Kirk R Smith (57 KB)
• Case Study: Addressing policy makers – is it useful or not? by Agnes Klingshirn (68 KB)
• A global clean cooking fuel initiative by José Goldemberg, Thomas B. Johansson, Amulya K.N. Reddy, Robert H. Williams (88 KB)

[top] [end]Discussion documents and resources

• Paper on a New Compact Biogas Technology by Dr.A.D.Karve, President, ARTI (133 KB)
• Training Module on Communication of Project Results (656 KB) from the TIE-ENERGIA project, written by Eco Ltd
• Getting into the Kitchen - Media strategies for research (268 KB), an excellent practical guide on developing a media strategy from Panos
• Working with the Media - A guide for researchers (249 KB), another excellent and practical guide on engaging with the media from Panos

[top] [end]Questions and Comments

Email Liz Bates on liz.bates@...

[top] [end]E-Conference Evaluation Results

Read the results of the responses to the evaluation forms here (115 KB).

[top] [end]Conference participants

There are currently 83 members in CleanAirSIGconference.

A Abushoke Agnes Klingshirn Ahmed Hassan Hood Alex Townend Anil Raut C C.V.Krishna Chewe Lazarous D D Vidya Sagar David Whitfield Dr Karabi Dutta Dr. André Seidel Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy E Edwin Owedhi El Waleed Abbas Mohamed Elmar Dimpl Ernestine Tangang Eva Rehfuess F Fernando Acosta Fiona Lambe Firehiwot Mengesha Fran Humber G Grant Ballard-Tremeer I ISHARA Mahat J Jacob Kithinji Jacob Moss James Robinson Jay Smith

J continues... Jeremiah Kiplagat Jim Murren Jonathan Rouse Joyline Tawha K K.swarna Kidane Workneh L Lanny Henson Lisa Johnston Liz Bates Lutfiyah Ahmed M Mamadou Fall Maria Arce Moreira Marlis Kees Martin Obermaier Milkyas Debebe Min Bikram Malla Mohasin Salih N Narayanan Nair Nathan Wolff Nordica A. Maccarty O O P Kurmi Odin Olaya P Pankaj Kc Patricia B Roberts Paul S. Anderson Pawan Shrestha Philip Lloyd Prianti Utami

P continues... Priyadarshini Karve Projeto Gaia Brazil R Rajashree Rajagopal Rifaat Basheir Mohmed Ali Rocio Mellado Rodolfo Dourado Rojan Kumar Pandey Rona Wilkinson Ronal W. Larson Ruy Korscha Anaya De La Rosa S Sarath Guttikunda Sksharma Sujoy Chaudhury Sunitha Krishnamurthi Sushim Amatya T Tabassum Teodoro Sanchez-campos Theo Schilderman Thomas Miles Todd Wofchuck U Ujwal Nanda Vaidya Urs Schaermeli V Veena Joshi Verena Brinkmann Victor Berrueta Vijay Laxmi Pandey Vinay Tandon Vincent Aggrey Okello

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