Cleaner Stoves for Traditional Mexican Cooking
Summer Internship, 2006
2006 Student Internship
Each year, indoor smoke kills almost 2 million people worldwide - more than malaria. Yet, in rural Mexico, most families still use indoor, open wood fires for cooking. Researchers at the Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada (GIRA) have combined scientific data with user feedback to develop stoves that satisfy the needs of traditional Mexican cooking while using 60% less wood, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, and venting 70% of harmful fumes outside the house.
Amanda Cowan
Internship Host: Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada (GIRA), Mexico
Each year, indoor smoke kills almost 2 million people worldwide - more than malaria. Yet, in rural Mexico, most families still use indoor, open wood fires for cooking. Researchers at the Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada (GIRA) have combined scientific data with user feedback to develop stoves that satisfy the needs of traditional Mexican cooking while using 60% less wood, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, and venting 70% of harmful fumes outside the house.
Amanda Cowan
Internship Host: Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada (GIRA), Mexico
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