1. Let's stop dumping cookstoves in local communities. It's time to get implementation right.
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Brakema, Evelyn A, van der Kleij, Rianne Mjj, Vermond, Debbie, van Gemert, Frederik A, Kirenga, Bruce, Chavannes, Niels H, FRESH AIR collaborators, An, Pham Le, Anastasaki, Marilena, Akylbekov, Azamat, Barton, Andy, Bertsias, Antonios, Binh, Pham Duong Uyen, van Boven, Job F M, Burges, Dennis, Cartwright, Lucy, Chatzea, Vasiliki E, Cragg, Liza, Dang, Tran Ngoc, and Dautov, Ilyas
- Abstract
We most welcome the comment by Thakur, van Schayck and Boudewijns[1] on our article on the effects and acceptability of implementing improved cookstoves.[2] Adoption rates of improved cookstoves by local communities are often strikingly low. Furthermore, funders, non-governmental organisations, and development institutions such as the World Bank should exclusively grant support for proposals and project plans with adequate implementation strategies that address the implementation factors in the tool. However, until clean fuels such as electricity are affordable and available for everyone (or until long-term research into well-implemented stoves proves us differently), we should strive for improved, evidence-based implementation of improved cookstoves, to ultimately improve environmental and health outcomes. 13 Quansah R. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution and/or improve health in homes using solid fuel in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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