Indoor Air Pollution, August 2002 : Energy and Health for the Poor
A Regional Workshop on Household Energy, Air Pollution and Health was held on 9-10 May 2002 in New Delhi, India. The two-day event provided a forum to exchange information on the latest research, share experiences in mitigation strategies and strengthen commitments to future action programs amongst various stakeholders from fifteen countries. The workshop was linked to the completion of a multisectoral study, India: Household Energy, Air Pollution and Health, undertaken by the World Bank with the support of the joint UNDP/World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) and the Government of Norway. The World Bank and the Tata Energy Research Institute organized the workshop in collaboration with several agencies of the Government of India, including the Planning Commission, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The workshop was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Clean Air Initiative-Asia and the Shell Foundation. This issue-the last in this newsletter series-reports the highlights and recommendations of the workshop