Environment and Energy

Smoke in the Kitchen: Health impacts of indoor air pollution in developing countries

"Smoke in the Kitchen: Health impacts of indoor air pollution in developing countries"
February 8, 2005, New York

The United Nations Development Programme, with support from the Intermediate Technology Development Group, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organisation, hosted a seminar entitled "Smoke in the Kitchen: Health impacts of indoor air pollution in developing countries" on 8 February, 2005 in New York. The purpose of the seminar was to raise awareness among governments and UN agencies on the health impacts of indoor air pollution from household energy use, and to promote global action to reduce people's exposure to this substantial environmental health risk.  A similar event was held in Washington D.C. the following day, and was hosted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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Presentations:
•	Welcome remarks: Shoji Nishimoto, Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP
•	Health Impacts of Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuels, Eva Rehfuess, Technical Advisor, World Health Organisation
•	Quantifying the Effects on Public Health: International experience of exposure and impact assessment, Professor Kirk Smith, University of California, Berkeley
•	Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: making the case for cleaner fuels/stoves for cooking, Professor Vijay Modi, Columbia University
•	Smoke in the Kitchen: three country smoke programmes - Nepal, Sudan and Kenya, Alison Doig, Energy Campaigner, Intermediate Technology Development Group
•	Achieving Global Results: joint activities through the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, John Mitchell, Senior Energy Specialist, United States Environmental Protection Agency