The
tenth session in the series, held on 9 June 2022, focused on modern energy-based
cooking for slums. Slum communities in India account for roughly 17% of the
urban population. They are more prone to health hazards by biomass burning
because they have poorly constructed tenements with inadequate infrastructure,
sanitation and improper ventilation resulting in enhanced exposure to indoor
air pollution. Promoting modern energy cooking is challenging due to low
income, education, electricity access, water supply and socio-demographic
characteristics.

This
session discussed the required energy and critical infrastructure to transition
slum dwellers to the use of modern energy-based cooking solutions. The
obstacles in promoting and marketing modern energy cooking solutions to slum
dwellers and how switching to modern and sustainable cooking solutions can
benefit the slum inhabitants. Discussions took place on findings from existing
research studies on slum development in Southeast Asia and on developing robust
energy infrastructure in slums based in the eastern part of India. Furthermore,
India is working on a state-level Energy Action Plan (EAP), in which, modern
energy cooking can also become part of it.

Recording
for the Session