Household air pollution is globally killing 3.2 million people every year, a development Oxfam Malawi says should spring countries like Malawi, where reliance on fuel-wood is high, into accelerating the adoption of clean cooking and heating solutions.
Citing WHO records, Projects Coordinator for Oxfam, Kondwani Mubisa, cited the use of gas and low-cost modern cook stoves as key solutions that could help Malawi slow down deforestation and preserve her environment.
He was speaking during an Open Day at Kudooko Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kabudula in Lilongwe.
He added that the solutions emit no or less fumes, leading to improved health.
The Open Day is part of MBC’s Development Broadcasting Unit (DBU’s) Popular Mobilisation Campaign on Access to Clean Energy. The initiative supports an Oxfam-led project on Promoting Equitable Access to Clean Energy (PEACE).
According to WHO, about a third of the global 8.1 billion population cook using open fires and inefficient stoves fuelled by substances like wood, crop wastes and animal dung, generating harmful air pollution.
By Aston Gondwe
