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In June,the BMZ(Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) filmed short videos about Climate Change in Bolivia . One of the videos is about how Malena stoves can help to combat climate change(implemented by EnDev Bolivia).
 
In June,the BMZ(Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) filmed short videos about Climate Change in Bolivia . One of the videos is about how Malena stoves can help to combat climate change(implemented by EnDev Bolivia).
  

Revision as of 14:30, 2 December 2015

Malena Cookstoves

Malena Cookstoves are improved cookstoves made out of unfired mud/clay bricks mixed with straw and dung. They have two cooking holes and a metal chimney. As compared to a traditional cookstove, these improved cookstoves decrease the amount of fuel (mostly firewood and dung) needed and also reduce indoor air pollution as most of the pollutants escape via the chimney.[1][2]

These stoves are expected to run for 5 years without any problems. After 5 years , the stoves could experience deterioration of the mud and blockage of the chimney with soot.Both of these problems can be fixed by the local promoter, increasing the sustainability of the stoves.[3]

A woman cooking on a malena stove


Malena Stoves and Climate change

In June,the BMZ(Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) filmed short videos about Climate Change in Bolivia . One of the videos is about how Malena stoves can help to combat climate change(implemented by EnDev Bolivia).

Please watch the video (german version with spanish interviews).


Further Information

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