Clean Cooking Alliance Explained

Clean Cooking Alliance
Headquarters:	Washington, D.C.
Leader Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Leader Name:	Dymphna van der Lans^[1]
Parent Organization:	United Nations Foundation

The Clean Cooking Alliance, formerly the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves,^[2] is a non-profit organization^[3] operating with the support of the United Nations Foundation^[4] to promote clean cooking technologies in lower and middle-income countries. Four million people a year die from health problems attributable to household air pollution from the use of polluting open fires and inefficient fuels for cooking.^[5] The Alliance was announced in 2010 by then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.^[6] Dymphna previously worked as CEO for the Clinton Climate Initiative organization.

They also provide grants for research and initiatives that support the aims of the Alliance,^[7] advocate for international standards for stove manufacturers,^[8] and coordinate research and knowledge of the issues surrounding the use of clean cookstoves.^[9]

Endorsements

A number of celebrities and musical artists have used their platforms to shed light on an issue that affects 3 billion people worldwide, including American actor Julia Roberts, chef Jose Andres,^[10] Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana Samira Bawumia,^[11] Indian chef Sanjeev Kapoor,^[12] China's Zhao Wei,^[13] and Ghana's Rocky Dawuni.^[14]

External links

• • Ghana Soccer Net: Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah made ambassador for Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
• Gov.UK: Climate change: DFID wins award for clean cooking initiative
• The Guardian: Cookstove designs are failing the poorest communities
• PBS Newshour: Designing cleaner stoves for home cooks in the developing world
• United Nations Foundation: Strengthening the Safety of Women Refugees through Cleaner Cookstoves
• The White House: Protecting Public Health and the Environment
• University of Washington Clean Cookstoves Research

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Team. 2024-07-13 . Clean Cooking Alliance . en-US.
2. Web site: GmbH . finanzen.net . Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is Now the Clean Cooking Alliance . markets.businessinsider.com . 2018-10-30 . 2021-05-05.
3. News: Why cooking causes 4m premature deaths a year . 2024-07-13 . The Economist . 0013-0613.
4. Web site: Clean Cooking Alliance : Our Work. Clean Cooking Alliance. 2 November 2012.
5. Web site: Household air pollution. https://web.archive.org/web/20110705052821/http://www.who.int/gho/phe/indoor_air_pollution/en/ . dead . July 5, 2011 . World Health Organization.
6. Web site: Secretary Clinton Announces the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the Clinton Global Initiative. 2021-09-20. U.S. Department of State.
7. Web site: Clean Cooking Alliance : Resource Mobilization. Clean Cooking Alliance. 2 November 2012.
8. Web site: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves : Promote International Standards. Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
9. Web site: Clean Cooking Alliance.
10. Web site: Jose Andres Named Culinary Ambassador Of The Global Clean Cookstove Alliance - Blog - View - News - Jose Andres. www.joseandres.com. en. 2018-03-27.
11. Web site: Samira Bawumia named ambassador of Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. www.ghanaweb.com. 12 October 2017. en. 2018-03-27.
12. News: Cooking With Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor Rocky Dawuni. 2016-08-04. Rocky Dawuni. 2018-03-27. en-US.
13. Web site: China's Zhao Wei Joins Alliance as Newest Ambassador. Clean Cooking Alliance. 18 December 2014.
14. Web site: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Names Rocky Dawuni as Ambassador!. Clean Cooking Alliance. September 26, 2012.