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Project Description

This Randomized Controlled Trial, led by Philippe De Veyrier, Elodie Djemai and Thomas Thivillon, aims to quantify the health and socioeconomic impacts of access to LPG for low-income households in Burkina Faso. It involves a random sample of 823 households who will be assigned to one of four groups of equal size:

1 A ‘subsidy group’ in which households will be offered a 25% discount on the purchase of a LPG kit including a stove and a 6kg cylinder;

2. A ‘credit group’: the households assigned to this group will receive a sales offer enabling them to purchase the same kit in four installments (but at the standard market price);

3. A 'credit + subsidy group' in which households will receive a sales offer enabling them to purchase the LPG kit in four installments at a subsidized price (-25%)

4. A ‘comparison group’ where households will be offered to purchase the LPG kit in cash at the standard retail price.

More details are available here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/5024

Our Contribution

For this project, we have provided the equipment needed for the measurement of PM2.5 exposure and kitchen concentration in 825 households. We have used both 85 gravimetric samplers (uPump) and 120 real time PM2.5 sensors (HAPEx) to realize about 1,650 24h gravimetric collocated measurements.

To measure daily ambient air pollution, we have deployed 8 ambient air gravimetric sampler. We have also provided 400 EXACT sensors to monitor the adoption of the LPG stoves.

In addition to providing the equipment needed to perform these measurements, we have also trained the field team in charge of the measurements on the usage of the sensors and the air sampling equipment as well as for the Kitchen Performance Test.

About the project

Proyecto Mirador began working in Honduras in 2004 with 3 employees. They have now built more than 240,000 Dos por Tres plancha stoves across Honduras with the help of 220 direct and indirect employees.

Proyecto Mirador Verified Emissions Reductions (VERs) are certified by the Gold Standard and the project has reduced 2 million tons of CO2e after 12 successful verifications and field visits.

Our contribution

To help assess the adoption of the Dos por Tres stove more precisely, we have provided Stove Use Monitors (EXACT) sensors for deployment in 270 households during 3 months. The sensors were placed on stoves aged between one and six years to measure the usage rate of each age category independently.

After the data collection, we analyzed the very rich data collected and synthetized it in a stove usage report. This document was then submitted to the Gold Standard for issuance of carbon credits.

Partners: Red Panda Network, Oregon State University

Before-after study among 70 households

• Measurement of fuel consumption using FUEL sensors
• Measurement of stove usage using EXACT sensors
• Measurement of kitchen PM concentration with light scattering HAPEx sensor.

Partners: C-Quest Capital, Oregon State University

• 2050 days of fuel consumption m easurementusing FUEL sensors
• 2050 days of stove usage measurement using EXACT sensors
• 205 24h measurement of kitchen PM concentration (gravimetric and light scattering measurements).

Partners: Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Clean Cooking Alliance

Measurement of baseline stove usage in 180 households during 4 months with 600 EXACT sensors

Partners: Clean Cooking Alliance

Partners: Accessible Energy

• Calculation of national f_NRB value for biomass renewability rate
• Calculation of national consumption per household

Partners: World Vision

Cross sectional sample of 90 households using traditional stoves, Mimi Moto with firewood and Mimi Moto with pellets.

• Measurement of exposure to PM2.5 (gravimetric and light scattering measurements)
• Quantification of Averted DALY (Gold Standard ADALY methodology) achieved by the intervention

• Measurement of usage intensity (cooking event, cooking time, traditional stove displacement ratio) with Stove Use Monitors
• Measurement of fuel consumption (Kitchen Performance Test)

Partner: Proyecto Mirador

Quantification of health impact (expressed in averted DALY) of Proyecto Mirador national cookstove program:

• Cross sectional measurement of exposure to PM2.5 of improved cooking technology and traditional stove users in Honduras (240 households)
• Quantification of Averted DALY (Gold Standard ADALY methodology)
• Measurement of usage intensity of baseline and intervention stoves (cooking event, cooking time, traditional stove displacement ratio) with SUMS.

Partner: Accessible Energy

Assessment of usage of the intervention stove and baseline stove in three main cities of Togo:

• Study design and sample selection (800 households out of the 105,000 stoves included into the project)
• Support to the survey implementing organization
• Data analysis and report writing for CDM verification

Partner: UNDP

• Definition of a testing protocol based on the Controlled Cooking Test
• Measurement of fuel savings achieved by 10 different model of institutional cookstoves

Partners:  World Bank ESMAP, Practical Action Consulting

Field test of 11 firewood and improved cookstove in Turkana county, Kenya (520 households):

• Randomized Control Trial study design,
• Kitchen Performance Test,
• Stove usage measurement,
• Assessment of consumer acceptance,
• Stove degradation,
• Ability and Willingness to pay

Partner: World Vision

Quantification of health impact (expressed in averted DALY) of the Mimi Moto stove in two areas of Myanmar:

• Cross sectional measurement of exposure to PM2.5 among households using improved and traditional cooking technology (120 households).
• Quantification of Averted DALY (Gold Standard ADALY methodology)

Partner: GERES

Quantification of health impact (expressed in averted DALY) GERES CHP program in Afghanistan.

• Cross sectional measurement of exposure to PM2.5 among households using improved and traditional cooking technology (120 households).
• Quantification of Averted DALY (Gold Standard ADALY methodology)

Partner: L’Oréal, Entrepreneurs du monde

• CCT among 20 Shea Butter producers (specific fuel consumption)
• Measurement of local Black and Organic Carbon emission factors (carbon balance method)
• Continuous monitoring of stove usage (SUMS)
• Development of a dedicated climate impact accounting methodology taking into account CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, Black and Organic Carbon based on emission rate and cooking time.

Partners: World Vision, Aprovecho Research Centre

• Cross sectional study of 120 households using 4 different stoves
• Measurement of fuel consumption (KPT), stove usage (SUMS), kitchen concentration and exposure of the cook to PM2.5 (gravimetric and real time methods)
• Quantification of averted DALYs by the intervention

Partners: ClimateCare, GreenDevelopment, DFID

• Cross sectional study of 120 households: measurement of PM 2.5 in ambient and kitchen air; measurement of cook and children exposure to PM_2.5 (gravimetric and real time methods)
• Field measurement of emission factors for PM_2.5, CO₂, CO and black carbon of charcoal, kerosene and ethanol stoves (carbon balance method).
• Quantification of averted DALYs by the intervention

Partners: WHO  , Practical Action Consulting

The toolkit will help the health sector implement the new guidelines and integrate health outcome in the planning and monitoring of national cookstove interventions.

Cookstove and M&E lead

Partner: USAID

Nafa Naana promote the development of clean energy technologies (improved stoves, LPG stoves, solar lanterns,etc.) to households in Burkina Faso through micro-franchising.

• Evaluation of indicators relevancy
• Evaluation of data collection procedures
• Provide recommendation to improve the continuous monitoring of the project

Partners:  USAID , Chemonics

Oversee a one year study of the impacts of 8 improved cookstoves in 120 households of Port-au-Prince. The study include the continuous monitoring of stove use (SUMS), quantitative measurement of fuel use (KPT) indoor air pollution (PM_2.5 and CO) and the assessment of stove conditions, users perceptions…

• Recommendation on study design
• Training of surveyors
• Follow up of survey implementation
• Data quality control and analysis
• Report writing

Partners:Entrepreneurs du Monde

• Energy use pattern baseline assessment of about 500 households and street food vendors in the greater Port au Prince area (qualitative survey and KPT)::
  • Definition of indicators and monitoring plan
  • Sampling for household and street food vendor (clustered, stratified sample)
  • Surveyor training and management
  • Data quality control and analysis
• Ongoing yearly monitoring survey among LPG stove users

• Energy use pattern baseline assessment of about 500 households and street food vendors in the greater Brazzaville area (qualitative survey and KPT):
  • Definition of indicators and monitoring plan
  • Sampling for household and street food vendor (clustered, stratified sample)
  • Surveyor training and management
  • Data quality control and analysis

Partner: French Development Agency

Following the 2010 earthquake the AFD financed the reconstruction of 100,000 domestic biodigesters.

• Evaluation of the project implementation
• Recommendation for the long term monitoring of the project’s impacts

Partners:French Global Environment Facility

• Energy use pattern baseline assessment of about 120 households in the Qujing prefecture of the Yunnan province (qualitative survey and KPT):
  • Definition of indicators and monitoring plan
  • Sampling for household (clustered, stratified sample)
  • Surveyor training and management
  • Data quality control and analysis
• Monitoring survey among biodigesters users

Partner: Initiative Développement

• Collaboration with an IT specialist to design a dedicated online database (using PHP/MySQL)

• Energy use pattern baseline assessment of about 25,000 households
  • Definition of indicators and monitoring plan
  • Surveyor training and management
  • Data quality control and analysis
• Monitoring survey among biodigesters users (about 600 surveys yearly)