Lynne Featherstone, UK International Development Minister said: (click here)
The health of millions of girls and women in developing countries is damaged every day by exposure to smoke from traditional cooking practices. The innovative research for which the UK government and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (click here) have been recognised will improve women’s access to clean energy and quality of life.
The Climate Week Awards, held in London yesterday, celebrate the UK’s most effective and ambitious organisations, communities and individuals and their efforts to combat climate change....
WHO estimate 4.3 million HAP (Household Air Pollution) Deaths Each Year
The World Health Organization (WHO) (click here) just released its 2012 estimates of the global burden of disease from air pollution and reports that globally, 4.3 million deaths were attributable to household air pollution (HAP) in 2012, almost all in low and middle income (LMI) countries. The WHO reports that the South East Asian and Western Pacific regions bear most of the burden with 1.69 and 1.62 million deaths, respectively. Almost 600,000 deaths occur in Africa, 200,000 in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 99,000 in Europe and 81,000 in the Americas. The remaining 19,000 deaths occur in high income countries....
WHO estimate 4.3 million HAP (Household Air Pollution) Deaths Each Year
The World Health Organization (WHO) (click here) just released its 2012 estimates of the global burden of disease from air pollution and reports that globally, 4.3 million deaths were attributable to household air pollution (HAP) in 2012, almost all in low and middle income (LMI) countries. The WHO reports that the South East Asian and Western Pacific regions bear most of the burden with 1.69 and 1.62 million deaths, respectively. Almost 600,000 deaths occur in Africa, 200,000 in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 99,000 in Europe and 81,000 in the Americas. The remaining 19,000 deaths occur in high income countries....
