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Titre : Reduced usage of biomass fuel and improved kitchens for indoor cooking to improve health and environment in Ethiopia

Pays/Région : Ethiopie

Date : 1 January 2020–31 December 2021

Identifiant : 2020-04653_VR

Présentation
Usage of biomass fuel for cooking leads to household air pollution (HAP) in rural Ethiopia, with high levels of soot particles and carbon monoxide that damage health and environment. Improved cooking solutions and building designs, including kitchen and ventilation, may reduce negative effects from HAP.

The purpose of the SHAPE (Sustainable reduction of HAP in Ethiopia) network is to develop a long-term research link between Ethiopian and Swedish universities : Addis Ababa University, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg and Örebro University. SHAPE will bring experts together from various fields to conduct interdisciplinary research on HAP reduction in rural Ethiopia and to achieve affordable and clean energy, improved health and well-being, enhanced environment protection and reduced poverty, in accordance with UN´s sustainable development goals. SHAPE´s specific aims are to (1) develop improved cooking solutions and building designs (2) conduct a pilot intervention study in the Butajira district (3) validate methods for measuring direct and indirect effects of HAP reduction and to (4) conduct joint research applications of high scientific quality for intervention studies.SHAPE will transfer knowledge between institutions and researchers, and to students and policy makers. By capacity building on equal terms and with mutual benefits, Ethiopian and Swedish universities will create preconditions for better lives for people in rural Ethiopia.

Coordination : Örebro University

Financement : Swedish Research Council
Budget : 741,000 kr

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