Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) :: October 29 - November 2, 2007 :: Pretoria, South Africa

Measuring Change: Indoor Air Pollution and Household Energy Monitoring Africa Regional Workshop

Participant Profile

  • The workshop is designed for members of the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air who are currently, or will soon be implementing a household energy intervention to reduce people's exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP).
  • Academic research institutions as well as government ministries may also find the training helpful if they have operational programs or a declared interest in this field. Preference will be given to those who have an explicit mandate to reduce IAP.
  • Though the workshop is tailored to the above groups, participants from a range of backgrounds within the field of household energy and health are welcome. All participants should have some experience in the field, but need not be experts. The workshop will be conducted in English only.

    • Learning Objectives
    The primary objective of the workshop is to develop an understanding of the most commonly used approaches and techniques for monitoring and evaluating the impact of household energy interventions. By the end of the workshop, participants will have developed sufficient familiarity with these tools to design a monitoring plan for their own interventions. A secondary objective is to offer participants an opportunity to network and share best practices with other household energy and health experts through poster sessions, group discussions, and site visits.

    Participants will develop a monitoring plan by: Selecting appropriate methods for assessing IAP, health impacts, fuel savings, socioeconomic effects, and technology adoption and usage. Incorporating study designs, basic statistics, sample size calculations, and data analysis methods. Assessing their potential for generating carbon credits for the voluntary carbon trading market.

    Curriculum Summary

  • Academic research institutions as well as government ministries may also find the training helpful if they have operational programs or a declared interest in this field. Preference will be given to those who have an explicit mandate to reduce IAP.
  • Indoor air quality assessment, including field demonstration of representative instruments for monitoring particulate matter and carbon monoxide.
  • Fuel-savings assessment, including an introduction to the water boiling test and the controlled cooking test, with emphasis on the kitchen performance test.
    Health impacts assessment, including physicianbased assessment and monitoring of signs and symptoms.
  • Questionnaire-based assessment of socioeconomic effects, time savings, and technology adoption and usage.
  • Overview of greenhouse gases and carbon credits, including monitoring emissions, fuel use, point of sales, and usage necessary to generate carbon credits.

    • Visit www.PCIAonline.org to:

    - Learn more about the Workshop.      - Obtain event logistics information.
    - Submit an online registration form.   - Learn more about and join the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air.

    The Workshop is free. However, participants will be responsible for their own travel costs and other
    expenses. Financial assistance (airfare only) is available for a limited number of participants. Priority will be given to active PCIA partners who are implementing household energy and health projects in developing countries.

    The registration deadline is October 8, 2007. For those seeking financial assistance, the registration deadline is September 24, 2007.