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 One million units in Cambodia
7 years after making the first model for an efficient cookstove that was cheap and accessible to all people in this impoverished country, GERES announced that over a million units of its New Lao Stove have been sold in Cambodia, the homeland of the project.
The NLS is a small stove that has a big impact in many sectors. As an added value product, NLS production develops the local economy; its high energy efficiency reduces the consumption of biomass (wood and charcoal) and thus helps to reduce deforestation in Cambodia; and its lower gas emissions reduce indoor air pollution and global warming. The low cost of the NLS (about 4 U.S. dollars) makes it accessible to families from all income levels. The widespread use of the NLS between 2003 and 2009 has reduced fuelwood consumption by 500,000 tonnes, which represents 5000 hectares of forest saved. The New Lao Stove Project has received the prestigious Ashden Award, USEPA PCIA, and the EU Energy Globe Award for best practices in the field of environmental protection. Looking forward, GERES plans to work with partners in other developing countries to promote the use of improved cookstoves to all people.
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Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency through micro-finance.
Energy consumption takes an important part of household budgets in Morocco. A preliminary feasibility study conducted with the partner NGO PlaNet Finance highlighted important opportunities for the microfinance sector involvement in the financing of improved energy products. For a three years period and with a total budget of 1.35 million of euros, the FREEME project aims to strengthen the technical capacity of local institutions and encourage micro-finance to create financial models to facilitate access to their customers to renewable energy and method of efficiency energy.
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GERES annual report 2009 is available
 34 years after its creation, the GERES publishes his annual report for the year 2009. This year has been marked by a significant increase in the association growth (28%) and staff (33%). GERES currently supports 40 projects in 13 countries.
GERES has also had the opportunity this year to defend the cause of developing countries in Copenhagen and received two international awards. An Ashden Award for the "solar greenhouses" LIGHT project activities in India and a National Energy Globe Award for his activities in the tertiary habitat.
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Discover the guide "Affordable warmth for all"
 The not decent and unfit housing persists in the social housing stocks. Their occupants often lack the means to solve the situation. Designed for both social and private landlords, local authorities and supporting associations, this guidance document presents good practices and offers financial and operational tools to assist households in the sustainable retrofitting of their dwelling.
The guidebook compiles the results of two years of research in the FinSH project. The objective was to explore ways to reduce financial and social barriers preventing access to social housing retrofitting and energy efficiency measures.
The outcome of this study has identified holistic approach strategies that offer comprehensive and practical solutions adapted to fieldwork. Organized in eight chapters, this guide is a useful operational tool to eliminate these major obstacles and recreate leverage.
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