East African Gazette
France
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has called African governments to support private partnerships in
promoting “Clean Cooking” to have a positive impact on communities.
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“I appreciate everybody who participated in this global conference on clean cooking” Suluhu said.
Suluhu made the remarks while opening the global leader’s Summit on Clean Cooking for Africa in France May 14 2024.
Sululu said the highest population of Africa depend on environmental degradation, with limited supply chain, lack of awareness of economic activity, lack of access to smart partnerships and financing.
“We projected that by 2034 the community will have reached 80 percent on access to clean cooking in Tanzania and they have put measures to
educate the communities on protecting environmental degradation by using good cooking methods” she said
She added there is a need to protect the environment by engaging communities into other economic activities and reduction of biomass like the lessons in Ghana for the African case. She urged the support of policy maker for sustainability and integrating it.
“We need African Development Bank to support the African clean environment by 2031 through promoting smart partnerships”, she said.
The International Energy Institute (IEA) is convening global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa a turning point for progress on ensuring clean cooking access for all.
African countries are looking at solving this issue as historic commitment for all, which would be among the most consequential investments in Africa’s and the world’s future.
The summit is being attended by the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr, the President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi
Adesina and the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Dr. Fatih Birol.
Today, nearly four in five Africans’ setting still cook their meals over open fires and traditional stoves, using wood, charcoal, animal dung, and other polluting fuels. This has dire impacts on health, gender equality and the environment, with women and children bearing the worst consequences.
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The IEA was the first international agency to start tracking energy access more than two decades ago and has been a steadfast voice advocating for clean cooking access ever since.
Executive Director of the International Energy Institute (IEA) Dr. Fatih Birol said over one thousand people were attending the event globally to come up with solutions to save Africa. Since 25 years we have been collecting data and it had been published in our reports annually.
Birol said before it was a global issue today, it has remained an African issue especially in the Southern part of the continent where there is a lot of land degradation.
“Over 500 children die due to respiratory diseases caused by bad cooking systems in their homes. This is not acceptable in this century and that is why we asked governments, private sector to come and make financial commitments” Birol said..