Source: Mouyo Koundji Nan, Agrometeorological Applications Associates

In Chad, wood and charcoal have traditionally been used as energy for cooking. The collection of fuel wood for cooking in households, especially near the major and rapidly expanding towns, is increasingly difficult. Users need to either travel further and spend longer on collecting fuel wood, an increasingly dangerous task, or spend more on buying fuel wood. Such a shortage also has its deleterious effects on civil harmony.

Solar energy is abundantly available in Chad and offers a free, sustainable and safe alternative to cooking in the traditional way. The Solar Cooking in Chad project, set up by Agrometeorological Applications Associates (AAA) in France, aims to promote the use of solar cookers through procurement, distribution and maintenance support to users in refugee camps and surrounding villages. Climate Focus is supporting the carbon asset development of this programme under the voluntary Gold Standard. Services provided include the establishment of baseline emissions for this project, the preparation of design documents and associated Gold Standard documentation and assistance with the validation and registration of the project. Climate Focus is also supporting AAA with their monitoring and evaluation, including providing training on monitoring practices, writing the monitoring report and assisting during verification.