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Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA)

[EPA 402-F-08-006, April 2008]

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The international Partnership for Clean Indoor Air was launched at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development to address the increased environmental health risk faced by more than 3 billion people in the developing world who burn traditional biomass fuels indoors for cooking and heating. According to the World Health Organization, their increased exposure results in an estimated 1.6 million premature deaths each year, largely among women and children. The mission of the Partnership is to improve health, livelihood, and quality of life by reducing exposure to air pollution, primarily among women and children, from household energy use.

The Partnership focuses on four priority areas which have proved to be essential elements for sustainable household energy and health programs in developing countries:

  1. Meeting Social and Behavioral Needs
  2. Developing Local Markets
  3. Improving Technology Design and Performance, and
  4. Monitoring Impacts of Interventions

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For more information, and to become a partner, please visit www.PCIAonline.org exiting EPA 

To learn more about the U.S. Government's Sustainable Development Partnerships go to www.sdp.gov

To find out how to order any of the facts sheets, see How to Order.

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