Cookstoves: Recipe for Engagement

Applicant: John Weeks

Background

In the ‘Greater Mekong Region’ there has been strong uptake of improved cookstoves. This has been due to sustained effort by SMEs, MFIs and nonprofits, with an increasingamount of coordination.

However, most of their data resides in ‘silos’ – institutional repositories.

To leverage their efforts on a global scale, an open data solution would facilitate replication of successful strategies.

Purpose

To encourage ‘Greater Mekong Region’

institutions working in the field of institutional

improved cookstoves (ICS) technologies to enact

‘Linked Open Data’ standards for uptake

reportage, in the process improving ‘grass roots’

reportage.

Main Activities

• Partner with regional institutions for small, yearly awards for village-based cookstove uptake– Award amounts can be very small, i.e. 100 Euro

– Precedents show locally based awards can have strong response

• Publicize award profiles (villages, users, recipes) to facilitate grass-roots clean energy networking– The cultural aspect of cooking and

food should be leveraged to create

positive response and direct

grassroots connections

Main Activities (continued)

• Create Open Data cookstove uptake map web site in cooperation/conferral with regional institutions

Main Activities (continued)

• Develop smartphone

app for reportage …

Main Activities (continued)• and utilize existing SMS / messaging services

Main Activities (continued)

• Develop a plan for country reportage verification with regional institutions.

Main Activities (continued)

• Train regional staff for direct reportage using smartphone app.

• Train reportage staff in use of SMS for local ‘training of trainers’

Main Activities (continued)

• Train local IT/technical staff in use of ‘Linked Open Data’ for reportage.

• Fund travel of local IT/Technical staff to report on results at regional and

international

meetings i.e.

Global Alliance

for Clean Cookstoves,

Clean Energy,

TechCamps &

BarCamps.

Expected Impact

• SME/NGO/ MFI/ Government acceptance of Linked Open Data reportage standards

• Increased uptake of improved cookstove (ICS) technologies, particularly in rural areas

• CO2 emissions reduced and effects of climate change mitigated

• Creation of more energy businesses and market expansion for energy products and services

• Catalyze policy influence on Renewable Energy and Environmental Efficiency

• Reduced deforestation due to use of the improved cook stoves

Photo Credits

Slides 01, 02, 04, 07, 09: Geres

Slides 05, 06: Our Books Illustration and Design

Slide 07: Open Institute

Slide 08, 10, 12: Global Cookstove Coalition