Jinja city, energy ministry join forces to shift house
Jinja City and the Ugandan Ministry of Energy are partnering to promote electric cooking as a sustainable alternative to charcoal and firewood. The initiative seeks to reduce environmental degradation, deforestation, and health risks associated with traditional cooking smoke.
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Demonstrates a localized approach to climate change mitigation and public health improvement in developing urban areas.
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Jinja city, energy ministry join forces to shift households to e-cooking
“E-cooking is the way to go, just like the way the government has also adopted the E-movement transport modes. With all these combined, we want to reduce pollution and the number of trees being cut down for charcoal and firewood,” Kakaire said.
Victoria Kakaire, the Jinja city natural resources officer, said e-cooking was one of the measures the city was promoting to mitigate pollution, deforestation and the effects of climate change. (Credit: Doreen Musingo)
JINJA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has entered into a partnership with Jinja City to promote electric cooking as part of efforts to curb pollution, deforestation and health risks associated with traditional cooking methods.
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