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Darfur Efficient and Low Smoke Cookstove Project
Launch: 2009 [3] End: N/A
Region: SSA
Geography: Sudan
Type: National
ICS Only?: No
Value/Funding: N/A
Funder Type: Multilateral Organization, Nonprofit, Private Corporation
Funders: Gold Standard
Features:
  • Special Financing
  • Carbon Financing
  • Description:
    The project reduces greenhouse gas emissions by providing micro finance for LPG fuel and appliance systems [1]
    Reach:
    11,700 stoves distributed [2]
    Goal/Target:
    Deliver health and economic benefits to households in Darfur, Sudan, where climate change, drought and desertification are a fact of life. Reduce GHG emissions by replacing traditional wood and charcoal stoves with energy-efficient LPG stoves [3]
    Sources:
    [1]https://www.goldstandard.org/sites/default/files/documents/gs_ics_report.pdf [2] https://www.goldstandard.org/projects/darfur-low-smoke-stoves-project [2] https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/financing-for-climate-friendly/darfur-low-smoke-stoves-project-sudan [3] https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2014/11/20/darfur-stoves-project/