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UNEP and the GACC is working with (COAM) the Conservation Organization of the Afghan mountains.

There are a couple of additional pictures of their stoves here:
https://sites.google.com/a/myafghanmountains.org/coam/opensource

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Research Report on BACIP Wood Stoves for High Mountain Areas
Designs for Traditional Houses in the Northern Areas, Including Warm Water Facility
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME - BACIP
Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Pakistan
Sjoerd Nienhuys, BACIP Programme Director, Gilgit, Pakistan, November 2000

BACIP
BACIP

Foreword

The Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP), operating in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, is a project under the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Pakistan (AKPBSP). The programme is financed by PAKSID, a collaboration between the Canadian International Development Aid (CIDA) and the Aga Khan Development Network. The BACIP Programme Director is contracted through the Netherlands International Development Co-operation Programme (DGIS). BACIP works in co-operation with other Aga Khan Development Network Institutions (AKDNI) in the Northern Areas and Chitral, Pakistan. During 1999 and 2000 some 40 staff members, consisting of architects, engineers and social workers, have been involved in the BACIP programme activities. In addition, more than 200 village-based male and female resource persons assist on a voluntary basis in the implementation of the programme.

The present programme (to end-December 2000) consists of the development and introduction of house improvements (more than 40 different types) for traditional and new houses which are useful for villages in remote areas. Technology and skills development among local entrepreneurs has been initiated to enhance the delivery of the house improvements locally. Participatory cluster and village planning is a part of the process as well and community discussions have begun for determining appropriate housing locations to avoid building in geographically hazardous areas. Parallel to these mainstream activities, attention has been given to the design of new schools. As many of the technologies being applied in the new school designs can also be applied in houses, the demonstration effect would have a high impact on the youth and future house builders.

The present report gives an overview of the different types of stoves that have been developed by BACIP. The designs are improvements upon the existing stoves in terms of durability, cost, fuel efficiency and manufacturing techniques. The designs have been repeatedly modified to suit the needs and acceptability of the people.

The BACIP stove (buchari) has been developed on the basis of the AKPBSP (formerly the Aga Khan Housing Board) buchari which was introduced about seven years ago and more than 10,000 installed in the region. The new models have been fitted with various options, such as the top-oven, improved chimney, warm water facility and various chapatti plates for making bread.

See: http://www.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/Nienhuys/Stoves-Research-Pakista...

GATLANG VILLAGE , Rasuwa, NEPAL: Me, My Children and the Killer SMOKE
Pawan Shrestha, Nepal November 3, 2006

Dear All,

Thank you for your time in reviewing our Attachment. Please Check the Attachment about the killer smoke in a remote village of Nepal.

Gatlang VillageGatlang Village
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28.06.2006
Today CEDESOL signed a contract with the GTZ for the first 1,000 improved stoves in their project titled “Stoves for a Better Life: Implementation of a Strategy using Ecological and Improved Stoves for Residences.”

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Experience with Integrated Cooking/Retained Heat Cooking
David Whitfield, CEDESOL, Cochabamba, Bolivia February 2005

Technology transfer is more a social issue than a technological one.
That is one reason our methods utilizes hands on works shops followed by

Ecological Stoves David Whitfield V CEDESOL La Paz, Bolivia, presentation to Global Village Energy Partnership Latin America Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 2003

Renewable Energy Curriculum Design for Schools Potato Cooking as Science Education For Primary and Secondary Schools
Sjoerd Nienhuys Senior Renewable Energy Advisor, SNV-Nepal May 2004, Kathmandu

Renewable Energy CurriculumRenewable Energy Curriculum

ABSTRACT
A training module providing an example of a school curriculum in the area of energy conservation in households by comparing three different cooking methods for potatoes. The exercise can be undertaken in the classroom or as homework. By undertaking the exercise at home, the families of the students will also be involved and obtain direct practical knowledge. Lower cooking energy needs in rural areas has an important positive gender impact. Through participatory and real case demonstration, primary schoolchildren learn about the different amounts of energy used for different cooking methods. Secondary school students can use the same analysis, but more precise calculations and better understanding of kitchen energy can be developed. The methodology can be replicated for other types of cooking, such as for rice, beans and traditional dishes.

See attached report.

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High altitude smokeless metal stove research and development Kanchan Rai, A. Zahnd and J.K. Cannell, Boiling Point 51.

Development of Improved Cookings Stoves for Mountain Areas of Nepal, July 2004, Kanchan Rai, Research Development and Consultantcy (RDC) Unit Kathmandu University

Cooking Stove Improvements: Design for Remote High Altitude Areas Dolpa Region Nepal, Sjoerd Nienhuys April 2005

ABSTRACT
Metal and mud cooking stoves are analysed in Dolpa, a remote high altitude district in Nepal (over 2000m) where poor firewood efficiency of cooking stoves has been observed whilst the area is already largely deforested. Current metal or mud stoves have the air-intake above the firewood, lowering gas temperatures and causing incomplete combustion. More than 20 improvement options are presented in a table. These lead to higher burning temperatures, reduced firewood consumption and lesser soot development. Modifications have been made to lower manufacturing costs. The paper briefly explains the principles of the improvements and provides detailed sketches of the solutions. Improved cooking efficiency requires chopping of the firewood into
small pieces, but the additional time spent is balanced against the considerably less time spent in the collection of firewood. The prototype stove has been field-tested and modified several times to produce a model that is easy to manufacture and is acceptable to the villagers.

Information is based on the author’s personal experience and technical information from the stoves discussion group at www.stoves.bioenergylists.org

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