Africa clean cooking summit

Current Context : An inaugural Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa was held in Paris.

• Aim : to provide clean cooking options for the more than 1 billion people in Africa who currently rely on fuels such as charcoal and wood.
• Using fuels such as agricultural waste and animal dung in this way is the second-biggest cause of premature death in Africa, mostly of sub-Saharan women and children.
• Summit was co-chair by the International Energy Agency.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA) :

• It is an autonomous inter-governmental organisation within the OECD framework.
• Established in 1974 to ensure the security of oil supplies.
• Headquarter – Paris (France).
• Aim : shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.
• IEA consists of 31 member countries and 11 association countries.
• India joined in 2017 as an Associate member.