Formation | 21 September 2010 |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Chief Executive Officer | 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] [3] 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]
Celebrities and musical artists have advocated around the issue. They include 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]