changing lives in the sundarbans one kitchen at a time – cooking delight and sustainable revenue...
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Changing lives in the Sundarbans One Kitchen at a time – Cooking Delight and Sustainable Revenue Generation through Charcoal Production
In the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India, cooking is mostly done on inefficient mud stoves burning firewood. This lead to depletion of forests, respiratory diseases.
Problem
Technology: Micro gasifier stove, burns wood gas Clean, comfortable, efficient, generates charcoal
Technology
Partners:Servals: Stove producer, in Chennai, social enterpriseSapient: Local implementer, based in Kolkata, Berachampaatmosfair: Funding, through donations for carbon offsets, based in Berlin
Partners
6000 stoves in the field, 40 jobs createdchopped wood sold to users140000 kg charcoal per month collected from stove users, replaces conventional charcoal made from wood
Implementation
Challenges
Get Self-Sustaining:
Increase Prices, introduce installments
Local charcoal usage identification to reduce costs
Relevance for Climate Justice
Is both mitigation and adaptation, since mangrove forests are conserved that protect against storms and floods
Uses donations to reduce emissions and create local sustainable business