Retained Heat Cooker Guide
The Guide to Designing Retained Heat Cookers was written by Don O'Neal, Vice President of HELPS International and Special Projects Director. The development of the HELPS International Retained Heat Cooker was funded by a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to further the mission of the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, to improve health, livelihood, and quality of life by reducing exposure to air pollution, primarily among women and children, from household energy use. You can download an electronic copy in PDF format by clicking on the link below. If needed, you can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader free from Adobe's website.

Guide to Designing Retained Heat Cookers (English)

 Guide to Designing Retained Heat Cookers (Spanish)

You may order a free copy of the Guide to Designing Retained Heat Cookers, EPA-402-K-06-004, on-line at www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm. You may also order by fax at 513-489-8695. You will need to provide the publication name and number, your complete mailing address (i.e., name, organization, street address, city, state, zip code, country) and phone number.  Hard copies of the Spanish version of the document will be available by the end of February, 2008.


Design Principles for Wood Burning Cookstoves (revised June 2006)


The Partnership for Clean Indoor Air has published the Design Principles for Wood Burning Cookstoves. You can download an electronic copy in PDF format by clicking on the link below. If needed, you can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader free from Adobe's website.

Design Principles for Wood Burning Cookstoves (English - revised June 2006)  

Design Principles for Wood Burning Cookstoves (Spanish)

Design Principles for Wood Burning Cookstoves (French)

You may order a free copy of Design Principles for Wood Burning Stoves, EPA-402-K-05-004, on-line at www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm. You may also order by fax at 513-489-8695. You will need to provide the publication name and number, your complete mailing address (i.e., name, organization, street address, city, state, zip code, country) and phone number.


PCIA Factsheet

The PCIA factsheet provides information on the activities of the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air. Translations in French and Arabic will be available shortly. These documents are in PDF format. You can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader from Adobe's website.  

PCIA Factsheet (English - UPDATED)

PCIA Factsheet (Spanish)

PCIA Factsheet (Chinese)

PCIA Factsheet (French)

 

PCIA Bulletin (click for list of Bulletin issues and content descriptions)

This quarterly newsletter provides updates on the activities of the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air and its Partners around the world, and facilitates awareness about issues related to indoor air pollution, household energy and health. The Bulletin is published in PDF format. If needed, you can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader free from Adobe's website.


PCIA Design and Performance Guidance

The Partnership for Clean Indoor Air has made available draft design and performance guidance for public comment. These guidelines are the product of the PCIA workshop held in early 2004 in Seattle, Washington, to establish broad design and performance principles for home cooking and heating practices that can be used by a wide range of organizations worldwide. The workshop was held in conjunction with the annual conference of Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-learning (ETHOS). Household energy and indoor air pollution experts gathered to: define the terms "clean," "efficient," "affordable," "reliable," and "safe" as they relate to home cooking and heating practices; identify best practices; and establish design and performance guidelines.

In order for these guidelines to take into account the vast experience of household energy implementers around the world, USEPA is soliciting comments. You can download an electronic copy in PDF format by clicking on the link below. If needed, you can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader free from Adobe's website.

Design and Performance Guidance


Household Energy, Indoor Air Pollution and Health Country Overviews

Winrock International has compiled household energy, indoor air pollution and health overviews of China, India, South Africa and Guatemala, under a cooperative agreement with USEPA. The Nepal and Philippines overviews were funded by the USAID. These overviews are intended to be a resource for donors and implementers working on household energy and health programs in these countries. The reports present information on significant household energy programs, health sector priorities and programs, key actors in energy and health, and experiences and lessons learned relevant to moving toward more integrated approaches to reducing indoor air pollution and associated health impacts of unhealthy cooking and heating practices.

Drawing largely on existing literature and insights from in-country partners, the reports have been co-authored by household energy and health specialists experienced with each country. The authors aimed to compile the most salient information available to help frame the context for possible synergies between the energy and health sectors; at the same time, the authors recognize the greater complexity of the household energy and health arena, including the importance of programs and actors from other sectors (environment, education and rural development, among others). Although the reports are not comprehensive in this sense, it is hoped that as partners of PCIA, you will find the compiled information useful for your own work.

The reports are available in PDF format. You can download the current version of Adobe Acrobat reader from Adobe's website. We welcome feedback and in particular will appreciate knowing what aspects of these reports you find most useful and why. Please send us your comments! PCIAonline@yahoo.com.

Guatemala Household Energy and Health Overview

India Household Energy and Health Overview

South Africa Household Energy and Health Overview

China Household Energy and Health Overview

Nepal Household Energy and Health Overview

Philippines Household Energy and Health Overview


Research Brief on Environmental Health and Indoor Air Pollution in China
China Environment Forum
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
 
This research brief focuses on indoor air pollution issues in China.  It covers coal and biomass usage, associated diseases and the burden of these on the country, exposure, interventions, and a call for action. 
 
Research Brief - IAP in China

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Photo Credits for Website Header Collage (Left to Right): Don O'Neal - HELPS International; Tom Miles; Winrock International Philippines; Katrina Ignacio - Winrock International Philippines; Rogerio Carneiro de Miranda - Prolêna.

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