seems impossible for us who live in the Western world, the industrialized and wealthy, yet there are data that confirm that approximately 1.9 million annual deaths are caused by the malfunction of wood stoves used mainly for cooking (Data Organization World Health Organization).
In less developed countries, most people cook with stoves that use wood, dung for fuel or oil. All this represents a great source of pollution for the home and the environment. The malfunctioning stoves emit eg carbon dioxide, methane and black carbon, all of which contribute to climate change and cause diseases such as pneumonia, early childhood, emphysema, lung cancer, bronchitis, cardiovascular disease and low birth weight . The World Health Organization estimates that the smoke caused by obsolete cookstoves are the fourth risk factor for global health in developing countries.
To resolve most of the problem, you should replace the old and poorly functioning stoves. For this reason, the U.S. government has pledged to contribute $ 50 million, while in India the Government has allocated funds in 2009 to deliver next-generation stoves to about 160 million households. In 2010 the initiative was also supported by the "X Prize Foundation " and by the ' Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to create a strong global action to promote. The new cookstoves than now antiquated, reduce emissions of 80%, using 60% less fuel and reducing cooking time by 50.
Did you notice that the efficiency of the stove door to reduce a huge amount of work done predominantly by women and children in collecting firewood at great risk for safety in various areas of conflict.
Source: (Sierra Club India)
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