Kenya Cookstoves Project

DGB and our partners, AIAT, manufacture and distribute 150,000 efficient cookstoves to people in multiple sites across Mount Kenya & Aberdare areas Mount Kenya and the Aberdares are both in the central province of Kenya. The climate of this region is generally cooler than the rest of Kenya, as a result of the high altitude. Since the 1970s, much of the forest landscape which previously covered much of these areas has been fragmented or degraded. As a result of this, the availability, security, and quality of water (providing nearby cities like Nyeri and Nairobi) has started to decline. This makes the conservation and restoration of forests (and, in turn, the ecosystem services which they provide) a priority for this region. Population growth has increased pressure on forest ecosystems, as communities deforest land for firewood.